Pipebag

Date created
1900-1920
Culture/People
probably Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) (attributed)
Previous owner
Reverend G. Warfield Hobbs, Jr. (Gustavus Warfield Hobbs), Non-Indian, 1876-1957
Augusta Kent Hobbs (Augusta Richardson Kent/Mrs. G. Warfield Hobbs, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1879-1971
Sarah Fry, Non-Indian
Donor
Sarah Fry, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Reverend G. Warfield Hobbs, Jr. (Gustavus Warfield Hobbs, 1876-1957) and his wife Augusta Richardson Kent Hobbs (1879-1971), who were active in Indian causes in the 1930s; donated to NMAI in 2005 by Sarah Fry, great-granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs.
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Place
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/5244
Barcode
265244.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Object Name
Pipebag
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones, porcupine quills, horsehair
Techniques
Sewn, edge beaded , quill-wrapped (flat), fringed, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions
78 x 20 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws654cc27a7-bcb7-42e6-9f17-56f4c72719e2
Record ID
NMAI_281441