Pipe Bag

NA3515

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3515
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Glass | Quill
Description

Buckskin pipe bag dyed yellow. Identical beaded panel on both sides, with geometric designs in blue, red, yellow, and green on white ground. Quill wrapped strips of skin hang below the panel, with triangular designs in magenta, teal, blue and white. Cut fringe hangs below, opening is beaded with short fringe. Vertical beaded strip goes up each side. Two buckskin strips hanging below opening, wrapped with red quills.

Length 91 cm
Width 18.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Patrick Henry Ray, 1915
Other Number G143 - Gordon Number

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