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Pouch? medicine-bag?; made of leather; two pieces of red leather, folded in half and sewn together, with piece of black leather with serrated edge sewn in along each seam; slit cut at centre on inside to make two pockets; outside painted with two black cross-hatched stripes; straight and wavy black lines painted along edge of each pocket on inside; red leather tassel attached in each corner; piece of braided leather cord threaded under beige leather srip sewn to front and back centre of pouch, knotted at top, joined together with red leather tassel at bottom to prevent pouch from opening.
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