Pipebag with design of a crescent moon and pipes

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/7178
Barcode: 167178.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Pipebag with design of a crescent moon and pipes
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones, horsehair, pigment/pigments, sinew, dye/dyes
Techniques: Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted, fringed
Dimensions: 73.7 x 16.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws659e637e6-bd67-4ee9-86d8-8f0037833ecf

Record ID: NMAI_178726