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Beaded drawstring bag with fringe / Emil William Lenders

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bag - beads - Ponca

Curatorial Remarks

This bag is constructed like a pipe bag. It may have been used to carry facial paint.

Tags: beadwork, bag, fringe
People: Ponca
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, commercial sale

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Beaded drawstring bag with fringe
Culture: 
Native American; Ponca (artist and user)
Date: 
1900-1900
Materials/Techniques: 
glass, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Bag
Accession No: 
84.558
Previous Number(s): 
8427.558; 28799
Department: 
Anthropology
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