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Sioux Quilled Hide Tobacco Bag
Estimate: $6,000-$8,000
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Sioux Quilled Hide Tobacco Bag
fourth quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn and quilled on both sides of bag in colors of red, yellow, orange, purple, and blue; bright quilled rawhide slats; soft hide fringe; Fred Harvey Company wax seal purchase tag attached

overall length 30 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994, 123, plate 125) 

Condition
Hide and fringe is soft and thin. Minimum bead and quill loss