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Beaded and quilled leather pipe bag with fringe / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This pipe bag is probably Sioux because of the elaborate quillwork.

Tags: pipe bag, quillwork, beadwork, red, white
People: Possibly Cheyenne or 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 with fringe
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux) or Cheyenne
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
quill, hide, glass, metal
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pipe Bag
Accession No: 
84.503
Previous Number(s): 
8427.503; 23173
Department: 
Anthropology
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