Pipebag

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: probably Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] (attributed)
Possible collector: Bishop George Biller, Non-Indian, 1874-1915; Edna Biller (Edna Peninger/Mrs. George Biller, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1879-1952
Previous owner: Bishop George Biller, Non-Indian, 1874-1915; Edna Biller (Edna Peninger/Mrs. George Biller, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1879-1952; Reverend Frank R. Jones (Frank Richard Jones), Non-Indian, 1876-1948; Kate Jones (Kate Muriel Biller/Mrs. Frank R. Jones), Non-Indian, 1887-1972; Richard G. Taggart (Richard Gordon Taggart), Non-Indian, 1928-1997; Doris C. Taggart (Doris Lu Cyphers/Mrs. Richard G. Taggart), Non-Indian, 1927-1997
Donor: Richard G. Taggart (Richard Gordon Taggart), Non-Indian, 1928-1997; Doris C. Taggart (Doris Lu Cyphers/Mrs. Richard G. Taggart), Non-Indian, 1927-1997

Collection History: Probably collected by Reverend George Biller (1874-1915, an Episcopal minister who was also the Bishop of South Dakota from 1912 to 1915) or his wife Edna Peninger Biller (1879-1952) when they served on the Rosebud Reservation between 1908 and 1912; probably given by Edna Biller to her sister-in-law Kate Murial Biller Jones (1887-1972) and her husband, Reverend Frank Richard Jones (1876-1948), at an unknown date; inherited by Richard Gordon Taggart (1928-1997, a grandson of Kate and Richard Jones); donated to NMAI by Richard G. Taggart and his wife Doris Cyphers Taggart (1927-1997) in 1992.
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Place: Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/3881
Barcode: 253881.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Pipebag
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, thread
Techniques: Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork , quill-wrapped (flat), fringed
Dimensions: 143 x 19 x 5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a735391b-7484-488b-96a1-9d347747df5e

Record ID: NMAI_269584