Tobacco bag

Southern Cheyenne, Native American

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Elaborately adorned bags such as this example were created by women for their male family members to carry long-stemmed pipes and tobacco, which they used in spiritual ceremonies. Here, a high-contrast pouch exhibits animal and geometric beaded designs. Bifurcated hide strips outlined with blue beads hang from the bag’s opening and are reflected in the rounded tabs and splayed fringe below. Metal cone tinklers decorated with hair trimmed from a horse’s mane and dyed red punctuate the tabs and strips.

Tobacco bag, Tanned leather, pigment, glass beads, metal cones, and horsehair, Southern Cheyenne, Native American

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Tobacco bag, Tanned leather, pigment, glass beads, metal cones, and horsehair, Southern Cheyenne, Native American
Tobacco bag, Tanned leather, pigment, glass beads, metal cones, and horsehair, Southern Cheyenne, Native American

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