Native American beaded purse

Any thoughts on this purse? Age? Tribal affiliation? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

I have seen a number of these small beaded bags - native tanned leather (buckskin), drawstring, with the long beaded fringe - identified as Apache. There is an article by Richard Green in Whispering Wind (Vol. 38, Issue 6) that may be relevant. Unfortunately the link on https://go.gale.com/ps/anonymous?p=...5411725&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=fulltext only provides a preview and not the full text. He discusses a type of bag "made for sale in substantial numbers by certain Apache groups in the early decades of the twentieth century and marketed by the Mohonk Lodge of Colony, Oklahoma. Rectangular in shape, with a drawstring opening and heavy bead fringe, the style was probably influenced by the commercially available Euro-American purses of the day, as well as the 1920s' fashion for bead fringing on European-style women's clothing and accessories.

Apache and Comanche examples were marketed by the Mohonk Lodge, and appear in their printed catalog dating from the late 1920s (Figs. 6 & 7).

The Mohonk Lodge was a well-known Indian trading post located in Cheyenne-Arapaho country just south of Weatherford, Oklahoma. It was a philanthropic institution established by missionaries of the Reformed Dutch Church of America around 1895 as a means of helping Indians sell their craftwork to the non-Native market. As such, it was the first cooperative for Native American beadworkers, under the auspices of its manager, Reese Kincaid. According to the Mohonk Lodge catalog, Apache rectangular drawstring bags with a heavy bead fringe were available in a variety of sizes ranging from6x8inches to larger examples measuring up to 10 12 inches."

While yours is not rectangular, it may be related. Here are some examples from the article: (I found these through a separate image search for "Apache beaded bags Mohonk Lodge", and they are credited to the article although they do not appear in the preview.)

 

Thank you so much 2manybooks! This makes sense. It was in a box of stuff from relatives that lived in Oklahoma in the 20’s. I will have to study this more closely.