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Object Number
995-29-10/73423
Display Title
Pipe bag with quill wrapped fringe
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded Sioux pipe bag from early 1900s, constructed of one piece of soft tanned leather with a vertical side seam stitched in sinew. Below the upper section of exposed leather is a fully beaded panel covering the rest of the open pouch portion. Suspended from this, across the width of the bag, is a substantial parfleche slat panel with decorative quill wrapping and with pendant tin cones and yarn tassels below. The mouth of the bag is bordered by a 12 mm strip of lazy-stitch beadwork of a white background with red and blue square designs at intervals. An edging of seven-bead loops in yellow and dark blue is attached. On each side, and covering the side seams, a vertical strip of beadwork 3.5 cm wide connects this border with the bead panel below, a distance of 24 cm. T[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
PIpe bag, beaded, geometric designs, quill, wool, tinkler and fringe
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1932
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 66 x 19.5 x 1 cm (26 x 7 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73423
Provenance
Collector
Estate of Dr. William R. Wright
(1960-1993 - 1995)
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Estate of Dr. William R. Wright
(1960-1993 - 1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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