A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG. . c. 1890. ...

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A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG

c. 1890

sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, one side with a large forked device, surmounted by a pair of American flags, the other side with a series of geometric devices surmounted by a pair of pipes, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom

The American flag was a popular design motif with the Western Sioux during the late 19th and early 20th c.

Length: 39 inches overall

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