Small Plateau Beaded Belt Pouch wicker tray There are a few beads

There are a few beads missing from the white beaded decorative edging as well

The pipe is a round piece of rusted metal which may or may not be cut from a gun barrel

The bowl is in excellent condition for its age with a tiny hairline crack at the rim and one ⅛ inch ding to the black on the edge of the rim

an Austrian artist who lived in the United States for a period of time in the 1930's

Small Plateau Beaded Belt Pouch wicker tray There are a few beadsThis is a very good small belt pouch from one of the eastern Plateau tribes. The beadwork is all done in tiny cut beads on a blue bead background. The design is an abstract floral design in eleven different colors of beads. The beading on the lower area of the blue background is partially contoured. The edging around the flap and bag is done in a different color of small blue beads that are not cut beads. It has small brass tacks along the lower third