Mirror Case, c. 1870, 9 5/16 x 5 3/4 in. ( x cm) (pouch only), Animal hide, beads, cotton, felt, bells, United States, 19th century, Apsaalooka women created beautifully adorned objects that were used by men. Basic Apsaalooka design elements include the hourglass shape, which is often outlined by a single row of white beads. This simple line of beads has a significant visual effect of separating the foreground and background designs. This technique, combined with typical Apsaalooka color palette of pink, light blue and green, makes the decorated surface designs radiate

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