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Object Number 985-27-10/59416
Display Title Sioux pipe bag. Buckskin folded over and sewn up one side and a long bottom. Top
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux pipe bag. Buckskin folded over and sewn up one side and a long bottom. Top of bag not decorated except for band of beads up sides and around the neck in pink, light blue and dark blue. Broad area above fringe beaded. Pink background w/ 2 blue hourglass designs. 65.4x14.6 cm.
Inventory Description Pipe bag, blue and pink bead design, Quill extensions, fringe, tinklers, perfor
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 14.5 x 1 cm (25 9/16 x 5 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59416
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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