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ProvenanceDrew Bax, Denver, Colorado; Mike Kokin, Sherman Oaks, California; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyAIAM 17, no. 3 (Summer 1992), p. 2.
Advertisement for Morning Star Gallery. American Indian Art Magazine. Vol. 17, No. 3. (Summer 1992: 2).
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.148.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 152.
Culture
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Bags
Datec. 1880
DimensionsOverall (Two Bags): 13 1/4 × 20 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (33.7 × 52.1 × 8.9 cm)
Object numberT0066a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Label TextLarge rectangular bags of soft skin were named "possible bags," as they were used for storing clothing and any other possible household items. Such bags are also referred to as "saddle bags" because in transport they were attached to each side of the saddle for good balance. This custom explains why these bags were made in identical pairs and decorated on only one side.ProvenanceDrew Bax, Denver, Colorado; Mike Kokin, Sherman Oaks, California; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyAIAM 17, no. 3 (Summer 1992), p. 2.
Advertisement for Morning Star Gallery. American Indian Art Magazine. Vol. 17, No. 3. (Summer 1992: 2).
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.148.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 152.
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