Pipe Bag

NA3516

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3516
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Glass | Quill | Hair | Tin
Description

Buckskin pipe bag dyed yellow. Beaded panels on either side. One side has geometric designs in dark and light blue, red, green and yellow on white ground. The reverse panel has triangles and diamonds in blue, yellow, red and green on white ground. Quill wrapped strips of skin hang below the panels. Fringe hangs below. One side has a pocket attached with tinklers around the closure flap, as well as the bottom of the pocket. The pocket is beaded with triangles in green, red, yellow and blue on white ground. The opening is beaded and there are two twisted buckskin cords attached as well as two additional cords wrapped with yellow and red quills. Tinklers with red dyed horsehair attached.

Length 104 cm
Width 20 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Patrick Henry Ray, 1915
Other Number G140 - Gordon Number

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