Black Hills Medicine bag beltpouch native regalia

Description

Handmade belt bag for a medicine person or dancer.
Traditionally this would be used to collect medicinal herbs and other elements of tribal life or carry necessities on the trail
Pouch is 7 x 6 inches. Lacing ends are beaded. Beads are handmade red and black buffalo bone and brass trade beads
Pouch is hand cut and assembled by lacing. Leather is smokey brown buffalo hide. Dyed with walnut shell dye and waxed with beeswax.
Has been smudged and comes filled with white sage.
This bag is made to last and take a lot of wear and tear. Some thing to be passed down to the next generation ......
This bag took about a month to complete.