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Beaded and quilled pipe bag with fringe / Unidentified

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It is very common to see both quillwork and beadwork on a pipe bag. This bag would have carried a pipe stem and pipe bowl along with tobacco.

Tags: pipe bag, fringe, quillwork, beadwork
People: possibly Cheyenne or Arapaho
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial events

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Beaded and quilled pipe bag with fringe
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Arapaho or Cheyenne
Date: 
19th century–20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
semi-tanned hide, rawhide, sinew, pocupine quills, glass, dyes
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pipe Bag
Accession No: 
84.482
Previous Number(s): 
8426.482; 28279
Department: 
Anthropology
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