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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9806064, member: 76316"]Acquired this ~20 years ago, at an exorbitant cost, on a hunch. The shop-owner swore it was made by 'Athabaskans'...I had no knowledge of that (Canadian) Tribe. I had noticed the absence of machine stitching anywhere in the entire creation, an' was convinced it was worth the gamble. Brought it home, put it away an' forgot about it. Looking for something else, it rolled to the top a few days ago.</p><p>The ~44" strap is fashioned so that this 'purse' may be worn as sash, hanging roughly at the hip, with the strap diagonally across the upper body.</p><p>Both the red an' blue decorative motifs are dyed grass; the red is stitched down at every fold. The blue appears to be finely 'braided' around dual cord cores, the whole stitched down about every ~1/8".</p><p>The wrapped hems of the dark central panel an' the strap look like fine silk, an' are almost invisibly stitched about every 3/16", both sides. The striped fabric lining the pouches vaguely resembled mattress ticking...but the material is too fine for that, I think. The seams of both liners are, again, tightly an' finely hand stitched.</p><p>The hide might be Elk, or Moose...or something else entirely...I believe it's too thick to be deer. The tanning is very supple, sweet in the hand.</p><p>Probably some of you will have questions about other details I haven't focused on, or will need other pics...I'll be happy to provide all of that.</p><p>What have I got, an' what possible age an' localized origin can be accurately ascribed to the purse? Your comments an' wisdom are eagerly sought, an' greatly appreciated...I'm deeply over my head with this. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]487268[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487269[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487270[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487271[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487272[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487273[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487277[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487279[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9806064, member: 76316"]Acquired this ~20 years ago, at an exorbitant cost, on a hunch. The shop-owner swore it was made by 'Athabaskans'...I had no knowledge of that (Canadian) Tribe. I had noticed the absence of machine stitching anywhere in the entire creation, an' was convinced it was worth the gamble. Brought it home, put it away an' forgot about it. Looking for something else, it rolled to the top a few days ago. The ~44" strap is fashioned so that this 'purse' may be worn as sash, hanging roughly at the hip, with the strap diagonally across the upper body. Both the red an' blue decorative motifs are dyed grass; the red is stitched down at every fold. The blue appears to be finely 'braided' around dual cord cores, the whole stitched down about every ~1/8". The wrapped hems of the dark central panel an' the strap look like fine silk, an' are almost invisibly stitched about every 3/16", both sides. The striped fabric lining the pouches vaguely resembled mattress ticking...but the material is too fine for that, I think. The seams of both liners are, again, tightly an' finely hand stitched. The hide might be Elk, or Moose...or something else entirely...I believe it's too thick to be deer. The tanning is very supple, sweet in the hand. Probably some of you will have questions about other details I haven't focused on, or will need other pics...I'll be happy to provide all of that. What have I got, an' what possible age an' localized origin can be accurately ascribed to the purse? Your comments an' wisdom are eagerly sought, an' greatly appreciated...I'm deeply over my head with this. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]487268[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487269[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487270[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487271[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487272[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487273[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487277[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]487279[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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