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A SIOUX BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG
of tapering form, sinew sewn and lane stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, the central panel decorated on each side with vertical columns of crosses centering geometric motifs, the top panel with yellow ochre pigment, beaded bands enclosing crosses along the edges and a ticked band encircling the top, a panel of rawhide slats suspended below, wrapped with ivory, purple and red-dyed porcupine quills, with three rectangular elements, hide fringe with yellow ochre along the bottom
Length: 35 in. (88.9 cm.) overall
of tapering form, sinew sewn and lane stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, the central panel decorated on each side with vertical columns of crosses centering geometric motifs, the top panel with yellow ochre pigment, beaded bands enclosing crosses along the edges and a ticked band encircling the top, a panel of rawhide slats suspended below, wrapped with ivory, purple and red-dyed porcupine quills, with three rectangular elements, hide fringe with yellow ochre along the bottom
Length: 35 in. (88.9 cm.) overall