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Object Number 985-27-10/59454
Display Title Iowa beaded pipe bag made of leather. 2 semicircular flaps at top w/ beaded edge
Descriptions
Object Description Iowa beaded pipe bag made of leather. 2 semicircular flaps at top w/ beaded edging. Folded lengthwise and stitched up side and bottom. Rectangular area of lazystitch beadwork above fringe. Yellow background w/ geometric designs in blues and red on both sides. Long fringe at bottom. 59.5x12.6 cm.
Inventory Description Pipe bag, beaded designs at base, v notch flaps at top, blue bead edging
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1899?
Culture
  • Iowa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 59.5 x 12.6 x 3 cm (23 7/16 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59454
Provenance
Collector Alexander Redfield (? - ?)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (? - 1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (? - 1985)

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