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Pipe Bag, unknown date
Lakota (Western Sioux); North American Plains 
Porcupine quill, string…
Pipe Bag
Pipe Bag, unknown date
Lakota (Western Sioux); North American Plains 
Porcupine quill, string…
Pipe Bag, unknown date Lakota (Western Sioux); North American Plains Porcupine quill, string, horse hair, deer skin and glass beads; 31 x 6 5/8 x 1/2 in. 33145 Gift of Mr. Lawrence Gale

Pipe Bag

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-bags, pouches, and purses
Culture Lakota
Datec. 1950
Made AtUnited States, North America
MediumPorcupine quill, string, horse hair, deer hide, and glass beads
Dimensions31 × 6 5/8 × 1/2 in. (78.7 × 16.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Lawrence Gale
Object number33145
DescriptionLarge deerskin and bead pipe bag. Beads of dark and light blue, red, green, and yellow. Six triangular hanging sections, fringed, with metal cones (tinklers) and horsehair. Tiestrings of porcupine quills.
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