Pipe Bag
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-bags, pouches, and purses
Culture
Santee
Datec. 1880
Made AtUnited States, North America
MediumTanned deerskin leather, deer rawhide, porcupine quill, glass bead and metal bead
Dimensions35 × 6 7/8 × 3/8 in. (88.9 × 17.5 × 1 cm)
Credit LineIn Memory of Mr. Lynn A. Rosewarne
Object number40377
DescriptionSmoking, both for ritual purposes as well as recreation, was a popular activity for Plains Indian people. Men carried tobacco bags with them to hold their tobacco and pipes and they became objects that were frequently adorned with beadwork and porcupine quill decoration.On View
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Great Lakes
early to mid 20th Century
c. 1900
early to mid 20th Century
20th Century