Lovely Native American Beadwork on Silk Pouch the hangman 41 3/8" l x 4

41 3/8" l x 4 1/8" t x 1 5/8" d

I believe-- repeating around its perimeter

is a bit of a mystery

I assume he is training a dog (

So one could definitely play piquet or rummy or whatever with these now

Lovely Native American Beadwork on Silk Pouch the hangman 41 3/8" l x 4I am not certain the tribal origin of this purse, or pouch, which I found in New Hampshire, but it is definitely Native American, and a very lovely thing, certainly made for the tourist market, but I believe with quite a lot of years on it, though someone took very good care of the exterior, with very very minimal beading loss. There is tearing and some loss to the interior cotton lining, and I have done a bit of repair to the top side seams, which