Pipe Bag

NA3512

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

View All (7) Object Images

Object Number NA3512
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Glass | Quill
Description

Buckskin pipe bag dyed yellow with beaded panels on either side. One panel has geometrics in blue, red, green and yellow on white ground. The reverse has a triangular and diamond design in similar colors. Below the panel skin wrapped with dyed quills in red, white, and green. Cut fringe hangs below. Each side of the bag has two vertical designs in geometrics in beads as well as beads around the opening. The opening has red and green dyed quills wrapped around buckskin strips.

Length 80 cm
Width 16 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Patrick Henry Ray, 1915
Other Number G142 - Gordon Number

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.