Pair of Tobacco Bags Item Number: 11.694.9026 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
These bags are made from hide with long fringes on bottom and a drawstring top. They were possibly fashioned from leggings. The beadwork may actually be Cheyenne and an Osage may have purchased or traded and then reworked them.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
- Name
- Pair of Tobacco Bags
- Identification Number
- 11.694.9026
- Type of Item
- tobacco bag and pair
- Material
- bead and hide
- Measurements
- “17 11/16 x 6 1/2in. (45 x 16.5cm) 15 x 6 1/2 in. (38.1 x 16.5 cm)” ?
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Classification
- Smoking/Drugs