Pouch Necklace - "Dark Beauty" by Terrill O'Brien (Mohawk) - SOLD

Terry O'Brien has drawn on her Mohawk heritage for this lovely beaded pouch with a three-dimensional flower and leaves beaded on the front. The Haudenosaunee in New York State are known for their elaborate raised beadwork, often using floral motifs.  This pouch has a white flower with a yellow center and green leaves on a background of shimmering black with subtle highlights of blue, white, purple and orange.  The colors are repeated in the 26" long necklace from which the pouch hangs, and in the fringe around the bottom and sides of the pouch.

Terry O'Brien makes her pouch  necklaces from beads that are stitched together with no fabric backing. Using a flat gourd stitch known as a "peyote stitch", the beads are sewn one row at a time and stitched into every other bead on the preceding row. This allows the beads to stack up like bricks, fitting smoothly together to create an even, supple layer of beads. The necklace portion of a beaded pouch is not made separately or attached, but rather sewn as a continuous piece from the pouch.

Length of pouch with fringe 3", width with side fringe 2 1/4"; length of necklace including pouch 30"