Collections Only

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Get the Full Story
Dyed deer fur roach on a wool yarn base
Emil William Lenders
Buffalo tail hair ornament
Emil William Lenders
  1. Collections Home
  2. The Anthropology Collection

Colored hide bag with beaded designs and fringe / Emil William Lenders

Previous Next Download Add Order Contact

Essay/Description

bag - beads | buckskin - Ponca

Curatorial Remarks

This bag is constructed like a miniature pipe bag. This may have been used as a paint bag which held facial paint.

Tags: beadwork, dye, bag, leather
People: Ponca
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

You may be interested in...

©Gilcrease Museum
Title(s): 
Colored hide bag with beaded designs and fringe
Creator(s): 
Emil William Lenders (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Ponca (artist and user)
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Bag
Accession No: 
84.944
Previous Number(s): 
8426.944; 32043
Department: 
Anthropology
Not On View

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.