Pipe Bag

NA3513

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3513
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Quill | Tin | Hair
Description

Buckskin pipe bag with two panels of dyed quills. One panel has two large diamonds, white, black, yellow on red ground. The reverse panel has two geometric shapes in yellow, purple, green, black on red ground. Quill wrapped strips of skin hang below the panels with geometric designs in purple, yellow, green and white on red ground. Cut fringe hangs below. Quill designs extend above the central panels with red dyed horsehair attached. Strips of buckskin wrapped with red quills and with tinklers attached near the opening.

Length 86 cm
Width 18.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Patrick Henry Ray, 1915
Other Number G139 - Gordon Number

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