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Object Number
985-27-10/59421
Display Title
Sioux tobacco bag w/ bag of commercial tobacco inside. Piece of leather folded o
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux tobacco bag w/ bag of commercial tobacco inside. Piece of leather folded over and sewn up near side and above fringe. Lazystitch beadwork. Band of beads up each side and edging along top of neck. Quilled tassle and tie at top. Beaded area around above fringe. 65.0x10.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, leather with beaded design, quill, fringe, small cotton pouch with tobacco
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 10.5 x 1 cm (25 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59421, 24118
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
Theodore B. Pitman, Jr.
(? - ?)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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