Pipe Bag

97-84-1969

From: United States of America | Montana | Upper Missoula River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-84-1969
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cree
Provenience United States of America | Montana | Upper Missoula River
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Quill | Metal
Description

Buckskin, lower part solidly beaded, black, yellow, and red on light blue ground. Quilled extension, dark blue, yellow, and green on red ground. (description date unknown)

Beading on sides of bag in light blue, black, yellow, and red. Fringe at top of bag has red and light green quill work and also has small metal beads at end. Quill work at the bottom is sewn together with green beads before fringe. Bead work is same on both sides of bag. (2017)

Length 66 cm
Width 14.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-84-1969 - Old Museum Number | 17898 - ANSP Number | I 189 - Gottschall Number

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