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Pipe Bag

Dakota Sioux1880/1890

Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service

Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service
Moose, WY, United States

Pipe bags are typically rectangular in shape and made of soft native tanned buckskin, usually deerskin. The upper half to two-thirds of the bag is usually undecorated, while the lower half is fully beaded and fringed. The green color comes from a pigment dye, likely commercially produced.

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  • Title: Pipe Bag
  • Creator: Dakota Sioux
  • Date: 1880/1890
  • Location: Plains
  • Contributor: Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service
  • Photographer: NPS image
  • Measurements: L 112, W 17 cm
  • Material: Buckskin, rawhide, quills, glass beads
  • Current Location: Colter Bay Visitor Center
  • Catalog Number: GRTE 5166
Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service

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