Lakota (Sioux)
Tobacco Bag
Lakota Sioux, 1867-1899
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Lakota (Sioux)
Tobacco Bag
Lakota Sioux, 1867-1899
Physical Qualities
Hide, porcupine quills, glass beads, feathers, metal, 23 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (60.3 × 18.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number
1985.132
With dark blue, red, yellow, light and dark green designs on white field.
Ralph Case (father-in-law- of donor) collected beginning probably in early 30s, perhaps earlier. Acted as attorney for the Sioux nation in suit against U.S. Government from 1932 to 1966. Was born on a Sioux reservation (c. 1880s/90s); son of a frontier sheriff. (Information from donor, 1984)
Sarah Cho and Virginia Anderson, Baltimore Museum of Art, "Beatrice Glow: Once the Smoke Clears", May 15-October 2, 2022
