medium blue and red wool yarn; black velvet; glass beads; blue print cotton cloth and red cotton cloth; red commercial cloth (wool or cotton?) backing; red cotton tape.

Bag front is made of finger woven yarn with interwoven translucent beads, lined in blue print cloth, and ending in thick yarn fringe with beads. Top of bag has appliquéd band of velvet with glass bead embroidery, edged with red cotton tape. The back of the bag is red commercial woven cloth lined with red cotton.

Floral motifs on velvet band; diamond pattern formed by interwoven translucent beads on bag front

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014.