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Lot 46
Sioux Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag, Belonging to Scotty Philip (1885-1911)
Sale 1133 - Native American Art, Session I
Apr 21, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$4,410
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Lot Description
Sioux Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag, Belonging to Scotty Philip (1885-1911)
fourth quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn and beaded using colors of pink, light blue, cobalt, translucent green, and rose; throat decorated with quill-wrapped hide thongs with tin cones and dyed feathers; G.P. (George Philip, nephew) inked above beaded panel

length 35 inches

Attached paper tag notes provenance as having been made by Sarah Larribee (Sioux, 1851-1937), wife to rancher and South Dakota politician Scotty Philip (1885-1911), who was also known as "the man who saved the buffalo". 

This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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