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Object Number
985-27-10/59447
Display Title
Teton Sioux pipe bag. Made from several pieces of buckskin. Lazystitch beadwork.
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux pipe bag. Made from several pieces of buckskin. Lazystitch beadwork. Band up each side and around neck. Wide area above fringe is beaded, white background w/ central horizontal bar and stepped triangles, crosses and boxes on each side of bar. 89.3x17.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, cylindrical, leather w/ beaded design on white, red quill extensions, fring
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 85 x 18 x 1 cm (33 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59447, 34258
Provenance
Provenance
Chief Spotted Tail
(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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