Dakota pipe bag

Titles: Dakota pipe bag (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota rectangular light brown leather miniature pipe bag is sewn with sinew, circa the 19th century. The lower portion of front and back is geometrically beaded with glass seed beads, as are bands on the sides and top edge. Narrow vertical rawhide strips wrapped with dyed red, orange and black porcupine quills form a geometric pattern that is sewn to the bottom of the pouch. Pairs of light blue seed beads and narrow leather fringe are sewn to the bottom of the rawhide.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1800 - Not later than 1899 (Creation)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 10000.597

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, The Harry and Jeannette Ayer Collection.

Notes

• Jeannette O. and Harry D. Ayer Ojibwe Collection.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 38.5 centimeters height
• 10.5 centimeters width
• 16 inches height
• 4 1/4 inches width

Subjects

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