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Beaded pipe bag decorated with feathers and bells / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Pipe bags are also sometimes called tobacco bags. This bag may have been particularly symbolically unique because of its elaborate decorations.

Tags: pipe bag, beadwork, bell, feather
People: Arapaho
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded pipe bag decorated with feathers and bells
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Arapaho; Southern
Date: 
1890
Materials/Techniques: 
glass, feather, brass, dye, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pipe Bag
Accession No: 
84.481
Previous Number(s): 
8426.481; 15644
Department: 
Anthropology
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