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Possible bag (one of a pair)

about 1890
Object PlaceNorth or South Dakota
Medium/TechniqueTanned hide, lazy-stitch beadwork embroidery, sinew, and tin cones with tufts of dyed red horsehair
DimensionsOverall: 33 × 53.3 cm (13 × 21 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of David Rockefeller from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller
Accession number2018.250.1
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Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1926, sold by Joseph Henry Sharp (b. 1859 - d. 1953), Crow Reservation, MT, to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (b. 1874 - d. 1960), New York and Seal Harbor, ME; 1961, acquired from the estate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., by his sons, Nelson A. Rockefeller (b. 1908 - d. 1979) and David Rockefeller (b. 1915 - d. 2017); 1973, ownership acquired fully by David Rockefeller, New York and Seal Harbor; 2018, gift of the estate of David Rockefeller to the MFA. (Accession date: June 19, 2018)