Pipe Bag
86-20-7
From: United States of America
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 86-20-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Teton |
| Provenience | United States of America |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Period | Late 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1850-1899 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Rawhide | Bead | Parfleche | Quill |
| Description | Rawhide with a beaded geometric motif in black, gold, blue, red, yellow and green against a white background (different design on each side); beadwork done in lazy stitch technique using commercial cotton thread. Rawhide fringe at bottom of bag made from painted parfleche with some red and yellow dyed wrapped quillwork still attached. Pocket attached to upper portion of bag front. Condition: Very dry and brittle; some bead loss; much quill loss on fringe; bottom fringe completely gone |
| Length | 69 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of W. Disston Anderson, Class of 42, 1986 |
| Other Number | 16 - Collector Number |
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