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RARE & IMPORTANT PIPE BAG, OTOE / IOWAY, CIRCA 18

Currency:USD Category:Clothing, Shoes & Accessories Start Price:9,000.00 USD Estimated At:18,000.00 - 28,000.00 USD
RARE & IMPORTANT PIPE BAG, OTOE / IOWAY, CIRCA 18
RARE & IMPORTANT PIPE BAG, OTOE / IOWAY, CIRCA 1860-1870. Tobacco bags from any of the Prairie tribes are exceedingly rare and pictographic examples such as this are some of the most desirable ones. Not only is this example decorated with beaded classic curvilinear designs, but in addition, an eagle with outstretched wings and tail adorns one side, and a horse in profile, the other. Unbeaded areas of the bag are painted with yellow ocher, and the twisted fringes along the bottom, blue. Top of the bag is folded inside; the interior, fully lined. This rare bag is similar to an important example sold in our March 2005 Firearms Auction, Lot 781. Size: 21 long x 6-1/2" wide. CONDITION: One 3"" and one 2"" seam closing original rents in the hide; minor dermestid damage to hide, minor bead loss. 4-57030 BL61 (18,000-28,000)"