Small Plateau Beaded Belt Pouch wicker tray The pipe is a round

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

It has a wide dark center and has a whipstitched rim with diagonal dark stitches

This is a basket for a collector who prefers baskets which were actually made to use and show their use

The bracelet is built on two outer square silver wires and two interior hand twisted bands which are capped at the ends

Small Plateau Beaded Belt Pouch wicker tray The pipe is a roundThis 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