Bag

Pouch

37622

From: United States of America | Montana | Fort Peck Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Can-Ko-Zu-Ha
Object Number 37622
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Yankton | Dakota | Sioux
Provenience United States of America | Montana | Fort Peck Reservation
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Quill | Tin | Feather | Fiber
Description

Leather tobacco pouch decorated with quill and glass beads. The mouth of the bag is lined with black cloth and red quill, with blocks of yellow and green quillwork within the red. There is leather fringe surrounding the mouth of the bag and the edges of the bag where it was sewn together. The front of the bag is decorated with horizontal lines of red quillwork, and a band of white beads, accented with black and yellow geometric patterns. The back of the bag has four 25cm-long tassels and two leather straps attached to the mouth of the bag. The tassels are wrapped in red quill, Blue feathers are fastened to the end of each tassel with metal bands. The back of the bag is otherwise undecorated.

Length 25.4 cm
Width 15.3 cm
Credit Line John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900

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