Pipebag

Culture/People
Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
Collector
Newell B. Perkins (N. B. Perkins), Non-Indian, 1833-1917
Previous owner
Newell B. Perkins (N. B. Perkins), Non-Indian, 1833-1917
Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
Lender
Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
Seller
Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
Collection History
Collected between 1879 and 1883 by Newell B. Perkins (1833-1917, a trader at Fort Yates and Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota); inherited by his grandson, Arthur Billings Hunt (1890-1971, a concert singer); lent to MAI by Arthur Billings Hunt in 1930; purchased by MAI from Arthur Billings Hunt in 1958.
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Place
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
See related items
Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/9732
Barcode
169732.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Object Name
Pipebag
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills
Techniques
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork , quill-wrapped (flat)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6944fb0cf-380f-49d5-986b-82d2207fb69b
Record ID
NMAI_181372