Tobacco Bag

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Tobacco Bag

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.185

Description

Property M19: Quilled Tobacco Bag. Object: storage, Artist/Maker: unknown (20th Century, Southern Plains) Title/Model: Tobacco Bag, Date/Region: ca. 1930 / Southern Plains Indian, Medium/Technique: leather, quilling & seed beads / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 15.85" H x 6.5" W x .25" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A leather bag with white and red thin lines of quilling rows across the leather's body. A Purchased from Bob Sleeper Auction on May 31, 1992, lot 132, Emma, Missouri, $60.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Excluding Frills

Width

12 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Material

CLOTH, Leather

Color

Tan, White, Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018