lot of 2, including a possibly Abnaki pouch beaded with pony trader blue, pink, rose, greasy yellow, rose, and pea green; outer edge beaded with sinew, length 4.25 in. x width 4.25 in.
mid-19th century
AND an Iroquois beaded purse with the typical floral design; sequence interspersed in negative space, length 6.5 in. x width 6 in.
ca 1900
Descended in the family of Jane Sheal Lausche, wife of Former Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche (1895-1990)
Condition: Light bead loss on first pouch; minor bead loss and some silk loss to second.