Drawstring closing, with fringe around lower third of the bag. Circular beaded design on one side of a stylized bird in whtie, yellow, blue, and red beads. Elk hide, sewn with comemrcial cotton thread.
Donor:
Estate of Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Northern Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northern Plains
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of Canada and Blackfoot of US
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1966
Context of use:
Bag for tobacco and pipe.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 17.5 centimeters and length 43.5 centimeters