A NORTHERN PLAINS BEADED, QUILLED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG
A NORTHERN PLAINS BEADED, QUILLED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG

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A NORTHERN PLAINS BEADED, QUILLED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG
of tapering form, painted with yellow ochre and sinew sewn in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, with narrow bands along each side and around the fringed edges of the bifurcated cuff at top, a panel of ivory, gold, green, red, pink, and blue-dyed porcupine quillwork below, one side with two concentric rectangles, the other with a large-scale triangular element, a panel of rawhide slats, wrapped with quillwork in similar colors, and hide fringe with traces of yellow ochre suspended along the bottom; metal wall mount
Length: 22¼ in. (56½ cm.) excluding fringe

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