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Leather Pouch / Shoulder Bag

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Leather Pouch / Shoulder Bag
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A damaged leather pouch, most likely originally a shoulder bag. Hand-stitched, and likely made of thin buckskin, this almost certainly dates from the mid-19th century. Due to the extensive burning and singeing of this bag, this artifact could be a souvenir salvaged from the burning of Black Kettle’s village at Washita Valley in 1868. The style and construction certainly fits that time period. From the Dick Reyes Collection, Carson City. Many of the items Reyes received from the Custer family went to a private collector, then to a Butterfield & Butterfield auction in the 1990's. Unfortunately, Reyes never marked all the objects before Alzheimer's took over. The only items marked were a small box containing the epaulets, badges etc and the Indian Capture gun. When he was alive, Reyes knew the material and had no need for marking anything. This bag would appear to be a Custer artifact, but there is no person alive who can attest to this. City: State: Date: ID# 38047