This is from
a small Indian shooting bag on display in a Jackson, WY museum. The bag
was hand-tanned, white leather with skillful beading.
It is made like an envelope, lacking the gusset of other styles and is about eight inches by six inches closed. The front is about 3/4 inch shorter than the back so the back may comfortably receive the flap.
The flap, made of a separate piece is connected to the back by means of a two by six inch hand-pinked piece. The flap is also pinked, both used a knife for the 1/2 inch on center zig-zag.
The bag is fringed all round the edge with four by 1/8 inch fringe leather.
The heavy half-tanned thong, 3/4 inch wide, attaches at each end to the bag's upper back corners via two thongs.
The floral-style beading is purported to be Crow dating to the latter part of the last century, though the style is much older.
