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Catalog Number CAS 0141-0003   CAS 0141-0003; Pipe bag
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pipe bag
Culture Sioux
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Leather; Glass beads; Porcupine quills; Sinew
Description Single piece of hide sewn into a tubular bag; Multicolored lazy stitch beading at mouth and sides; Lazy stitch beaded panel design consists of right and isosceles triangles, diamonds and rectangles in red, blue and yellow on green background; Reverse pattern of blue and yellow crosses and red triangles and rectangles; Quill wrapped hide slats have multicolored pattern on red background from which undecorated fringe extends.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 13.2, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 43.2