authentic apache craft beaded buckskin medicine bag 3x3" 7" 267/250

Description

Apache Fair Trade Cooperatives Inc.
3xArtisan
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Unknown: Crafter is a White Mountain Apache Tribal member and resides on the Reservation.
White Mountain Apache Reservation consists of 1.67 million acres in east central Arizona. It ranges in elevation from 2,600 ft. in Salt River Canyon to 11,400 ft. at the top of Baldy, one of the sacred peaks. The White Mountain Apache hold dearly to their traditions. They consider themselves tied to the environment and seek to live in balance with it. This is reflection in their arts and crafts.
Materia
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The glass seed beads and buckskin.
Size
:  The total length is 7”. The bag is 3x3 inches.
Culture
: The merchants who came with the conquistadores brought colorful beads and traded with the Natives. Because of the brightness of the colors, the indigenous people created jewelry and adorned their bodies with them. Then they began decorating household items and other things with the beads.
The Medicine pouch or bag is made of buckskin and beads,
Men carried big bags as saddlebag to carry herbs and other necessaries.
They used small bags to carry holy powder or special holy bead in it when they go hunting or war. They hung it on neck. The powder and bead protect them from harm.
The native men and women still wear this pouch when they are sent off to wars around the world.
Authenticity
:  This craft is bought by the Apache Fair Trade Cooperatives, Inc. (AFTCO) which is a nonprofit organization founded to help San Carlos and White Mountain Tribes' economy. The authenticity of this craft is certified by AFTCO.