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Beaded semi-tanned skin pipe bag with fringe
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Beaded and quilled pipe bag with fringe
Unidentified
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Beaded and quilled leather pipe bag / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This pipe bag appears to be Sioux due to its elaborate decorations.

Tags: beadwork, quillwork, pipe bag, red, green, white
People: Probably Sioux
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded and quilled leather pipe bag
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
circa 1900
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, quill
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pipe Bag
Accession No: 
84.490
Previous Number(s): 
8427.490; 32305
Department: 
Anthropology
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