Pipe Bag

Beaded bucksin with quilled strips at bottom. The lower portion is completely beaded. The upper half has two vertical bands of bead-work on either side, a beaded border at the opening, and isolated designs in the center (arches, diamonds). Background of white beads, with designs executed in blue, turquoise, green, red, navy and silver beads. There are large symmetrical design units on the lower portion- a different one on each side. The strips on the bottom are wrapped in red porcupine quills, with two cross designs done in pink and blue quills. MacCreight's tag says: "Red Cloud's pouch, 1909. Sent $20. to Flying Hawk with request for him to go to Red Cloud and try to obtain his pipe and pouch for the collection. He got them both. Very valuable items- pipe is a very old one- a peace pipe smoked in many a war council.