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Object Number
985-27-10/59312
Display Title
Sioux bag. Bag made from red trade flannel. White and blue beadwork in diamond s
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux bag. Bag made from red trade flannel. White and blue beadwork in diamond shapes and lines. Tinkler fringe at bottom and top of bag. 2 quilled leather tassles w/ tinklers hang down from each corner. Quilled handle. "2 down 1 up" white bead edging at opening. 23.0x11.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Pouch, diamond/stripe bead design on red wool, 2 rows tinklers, quilled extens
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 11 x 2.8 cm (9 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59312
Provenance
Provenance
Red Cloud
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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