by Artist (6)
Sioux Artist
Tobacco Bag, 1890-1899
Beads on leather
13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (34.93 x 19.05 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, Minnesota and Dakotas
Technique:
Leatherworking and beadworking
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Angle
Accession Number:
P2140
U-shaped flat buckskin tobacco bag with completely fringed edges. Predominantly angular beadwork on one side in red, white, and blue on pink. Beaded flags and crosses on the other side.
Materials
Leather and glass beads
Commentary
Flag motifs are worked on one face of this bag, while geometric designs in the late Sioux style decorate the other.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 75, fig. 254.
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Beadwork,
Flags,
Geometric motifs,
Patriotism,
Pipes and Accessories,
Smoking,
Smoking and Tobacco Use
Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (34.93 x 19.05 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 75, Figure Number: 254
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