Bag for carrying an infant, made of leather and covered with white glass beads on one side, with two vertical lines of black beads that extend three-quarters of the way down from the top. There are two straps at the top, one narrow and one wide. The narrower one is broken, and has been tied back together. The wider strap is only attached to the bag at one side.
It has been suggested that this object might be a headdress rather than a baby carrier.
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