SADDLE BAG

The Apache tanned hides of deer or antelope, then cut or fringed with perforated round or square holes to create motifs obtained with small parts removed.
The leather could be dyed and decorated with shells or feathers to make it more beautiful and / or attributing to them protective magic powers.
They created splendid manufactured clothes, shirts and saddle bags.

The mesh bags were produced in different sizes for a variety of uses. This specimen of Tahltan has two eyelets for attaching a carrying strap. Even such a simple and practical object is decorated with horizontal stripes of red pigment.