A CROW BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG
A CROW BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG

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A CROW BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG
of tapering form, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in shades of blue, pink, periwinkle, white, yellow, green, and white-heart red beads, with four stepped triangles on one side and a pair of cross motifs on the other, bands of geometrical motifs above and below, a panel of fringe wrapped with natural porcupine quills and blue and red yarn at bottom, small olive green tag affixed to the interior, inscribed 548
Length: 38 in. (96.5 cm.) overall
Literature
Illustrated in Die Prarieindianer Nordamerikas 1840 - 1890, plate 5.
Exhibited
Amerika Haus Berlin, Mar. 1 - 31, 1971

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