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Quillwork buckskin tobacco pouch
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| Description | Buckskin tobacco pouch has strips of rawhide attached that are covered with quillwork. Beadwork and vertical strips of rawhide fringe decorate its surface. The pouch reportedly was a gift from the Lakota chief Sitting Bull to Indian agent Major J. M. Stone, but may also have been used by Yankton Dakota in the vicinity of Yankton, South Dakota, where the pouch was ultimately collected. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Nomenclature | Pouch |
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Received by: Stone, Major J. M., Indian agent Given by: Sitting Bull, Chief Collected in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States Used by (possibly) Lakota Indians Used by (possibly) Yankton Dakota Indian. Clothing. Accessories. Bags & Pouches. Pipe & Tobacco |
| Dates | Creation: Not earlier than 1874 - Not later than 1890 |
| Credit Line | Minnesota Historical Society Collections |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 6482.6 |
