Pipe Bag

NA8377

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8377
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Quill | Tin | Feather
Description

Buckskin pipe bag, identical beaded panels on both sides. Geometric designs in red, green, yellow, light and dark blue on white ground. Quill wrapped strips of skins hang below with diamond and square designs in black, yellow and green on red ground. Cut fringe hangs below. Beaded around the opening. Buckskin straps attached to the top, two of which are wrapped with red quills with tinklers with red dyed feathers.

Length 81 cm
Width 20 cm
Credit Line Gift of William K. Jewett, 1918
Other Number 26 - Collector Number

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