Native American Indian artifact from the Warnock collection - Sioux

Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8708941

Category: Bag, Tobacco

Region: Plains

Tribe: Sioux - Southern Teton

Period: 1850-1875 - ca. 1875

Materials: Native tanned deerskin; buffalo rawhide (slats); multi-colored seed beads; dyed procupine quills; tine cones & dyed horse hair; sinew sewn

Description: An elaborate and rare example, notable for the unusual quill technique - split quills are fastened with sinew threads creating a woven appearance. The sinew threads are fastened to the hide approximately every 3/4 inches creating seven lanes on this particular bag.

Condition: Fair; Hide is in good condition & bead loss is minor; dyed quillwork is sun faded on obverse side; quill loss and damage is heavy (approx. 20%) on reverse.

Dimensions: Length 38 inches 95 cm; Width 6.5 inches 16.5 cm

Provenance:

Lessard Collection- SD 990 Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

Exhibitions:

Splendid Heritage, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, May 27, 1995 - September 27, 1995 Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, October 23, 1998 - October 3, 1999