Ration Ticket Bag Item Number: X1126.9 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Sioux, Northern Crow or Cheyenne pouch or strike-a-light bag for use by a woman. It might also have been used to carry ration tickets- the small chits handed out by Government Agents entitling people to food rations during the Reservation Period. It is decorated with Venetian beads, sinew sewn. It is Cheyenne in workmanship with a Sioux type design.
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Classification
- Accessory