Tlingit Beaded Octopus Bag San Ildefonso at bottom 11 1/4"

at bottom 11 1/4"

The reverse side has four vertical groups of alternating thin single strand wool sideways "V's"

It has ivory spacers used to separate hides strips which go across the top of the kayak to secure the harpoons and items in the rear of the kayak

the maple leaf design suggests Canada

Tlingit Beaded Octopus Bag San Ildefonso at bottom 11 1/4"This is a piece for someone who truly appreciates really old and unusual Native art. The designs on both sides are complicated and exuberant with a wide mixture of forms and color of beads. It is a cloth bag made with thin red trade cloth which has darkened over time, probably from smoke and use. The beads in the design are exceptionly tiny. The design has bead loss on both faces but it does not distract from the impact the bag makes when you look at