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Object Number
985-27-10/59578
Display Title
Large Sioux bag. Lazystitch beadwork up sides in green, yellow, blue and white.
Descriptions
Object Description
Large Sioux bag. Lazystitch beadwork up sides in green, yellow, blue and white. Horizontal rows of red quillwork across bag. Some beadwork on flap. 56.4x39.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, flat, rectangular, beaded sides and flap, quilled bands in front
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 54.5 x 0.9 cm (16 1/8 x 21 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59578, 34276
Provenance
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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