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Quilled and beaded hide pipe bag with bear paw design / Unknown

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The bear paw design indicates that there is likely special meaning behind this pipe bag.
Tags: beadwork, quillwork, pipe bag, red, white, bear paw
People: Ponca
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): 
Quilled and beaded hide pipe bag with bear paw design
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Ponca (artist and user)
Date: 
late 19th century - early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, quill
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pipe Bag
Accession No: 
84.514
Previous Number(s): 
8426.514; 24029
Department: 
Anthropology
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