Pipe Bag

NA8380B

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8380B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Quill | Feather
Description

Buckskin pipe bag, beaded panels on either side. One side has triangles and chevrons in dark and light blue, green, red, silver metal beads on white ground. The reverse has a central diamond surrounded by four joined triangles and crosses in similar colors. Quill wrapped strips of string hang below with white, yellow, purple and blue rectangles on red ground. Cut fringe hangs below that. Beaded around opening. Red bead and feather attachments above the beaded panels.

Length 44 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of William K. Jewett, 1918

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