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Sioux Pictorial Quilled Tobacco Bag

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Bead Work Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Sioux Pictorial Quilled Tobacco Bag
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Quilled pipe bag with horse motif. Dyed, quilled horses, black on one side and white on the other, against a red quilled field. The quilled panel is flanked by a beadwork border, with beads up the sides and around the throat. Quilled slats with cross designs are finished with long fringe. Circa 1880. Metal wall stand included.
Condition: Fading is apparent on one side
Provenance: The Bob and Lora Sandroni Collection
Literature: A Beading Heart, pictured on page 90