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Santee Sioux Woman's Pipe/Medicine Bag with Contents

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Santee Sioux Woman's Pipe/Medicine Bag with Contents
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Santee Sioux Woman's Pipe/Medicine Bag. 16" x 6". Nicely beaded designs, unique to each side. Two rows of fringe toward the top and center. 5" horn spoon with a beaded handle is attached. Bag contains a small pipe with a catlinite bowl, 1.5" x 2". Stem is burned with buffalo track designs. Together with a bone whistle, a wooden tamper and three trade cloth bags containing pieces of wood, bone and stone. Late 19th - early 20th centuries (pipe stem appears to be newer). Provenance: Ex-Wintersteen collection.