Octopus Two Sided Beaded Bag circa 1850 (Metis Tribe)

Octopus Two Sided Beaded Bag circa 1850 (Metis Tribe) 

Made of cloth and glass beads.  The bag is 18" long by 9" wide.  It is beaded on both sides.

The Metis tribe established a homeland along the Red River, spanning Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the
Northwest Territories and parts of the northern U. S.