Pipe Bag

37674C

From: United States of America | North Dakota | Devil's Lake Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 37674C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sisseton
Provenience United States of America | North Dakota | Devil's Lake Reservation
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Quill | Tin | Feather | Bead
Description

Buckskin with panels of dyed quills on both sides. One side has a tipi design in orange and green on pink ground. Below this are buckskin strips wrapped with dyed quills in a design of 2 rectangles in orange with purple centers on red ground with a cross in the center also in orange and purple. The reverse has green and pink rectangles on orange ground. Long fringe hangs below with green feathers at the top. Beaded around the opening in red and yellow with short, cut fringe. Red quill wrapped buckskin tassels below opening with tinklers with green feathers.

Length 102 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900

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