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Object Number
985-27-10/59449
Display Title
Tobacco bag. Made from buckskin and contains cedar shavings, "Killihance"
Descriptions
Object Description
Tobacco bag. Made from buckskin and contains cedar shavings, "Killihance"(?). Lazystitch beadwork. Band up sides and around neck. Wide beaded area above, different designs on each side. 1 side has a geometric design, the other, an unusual one. 80.7x14.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Rectangular leather bag, beaded human figures, geometric quillwork
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Glass, Buckskin, Tobacco, Quill, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 82 x 15 x 5.5 cm (32 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Provenance
Red Cloud
(1878-1893?)
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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