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A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG
Of slightly tapering form, sinew sewn in dark blue, green, yellow, geodesic and translucent red beads, against a white lazy stitched ground, with a narrow band of multi colored beads around the opening and down the sides, opening trimmed with yellow cotton cloth, on the front and back a central diamond design flanked on the sides by "forked tree" motifs, flanked above and below by an elaborate geometric pattern composed of "forked tree," "arrow" and stepped diagonal motifs and topped by "T" motif, variation of the "full-of-points" design bordering sides and a zig zag pattern trimming the top and bottom, hide fringe below and tie at top
24in. ( 61.6cm.) long
Of slightly tapering form, sinew sewn in dark blue, green, yellow, geodesic and translucent red beads, against a white lazy stitched ground, with a narrow band of multi colored beads around the opening and down the sides, opening trimmed with yellow cotton cloth, on the front and back a central diamond design flanked on the sides by "forked tree" motifs, flanked above and below by an elaborate geometric pattern composed of "forked tree," "arrow" and stepped diagonal motifs and topped by "T" motif, variation of the "full-of-points" design bordering sides and a zig zag pattern trimming the top and bottom, hide fringe below and tie at top
24in. ( 61.6cm.) long