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Pipebag

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Stephen Jewett (1844-1916, of Faribault, Minnesota); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1907.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) (attributed); formerly identified as Cheyenne
Previous owner
Stephen Jewett, Non-Indian, 1844-1916
Date created
circa 1880
Object Name
Pipebag
Media/Materials
Hide, rawhide, porcupine quills, glass bead/beads, dye/dyes, pigment/pigments, sinew, thread
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, quill-wrapped (flat), fringed, painted
Dimensions
112.50 x 14.20 x 40.00 cm
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
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