Lot 26
Sioux Quilled Buffalo Hide Tobacco Bag, Pictorial
Sale 930 - Native American Art, Session I
Sep 17, 2021 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

Sold for $2,000

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Sioux Quilled Buffalo Hide Tobacco Bag, Pictorial
fourth quarter 19th century

thread-sewn, having both sides of bag depicting a buffalo head; short quilled rawhide slats

overall length 19 inches

Sold to Benefit the U.S. Children's Center on Historical Education and Advocacy
Condition Report
Hide is dry.  Some scattered holes in throat of bag.  Some scattered quill loss.

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