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Curatorial Remarks

These beaded pipe bags would have been used during any ceremony involving a pipe. It held a pipe stem, pipe bowl, and tobacco. The beadwork is more elaborate than what is usually seen on pipe bags.

Tags: pipe bag, beaded
People: Cheyenne
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 semi-tanned skin pipe bag with fringe
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne; Southern
Date: 
circa 1860
Materials/Techniques: 
semi-tanned skin, glass, sinew, pigment
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pipe Bag
Accession No: 
84.519
Previous Number(s): 
8426.519; 37513
Department: 
Anthropology
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