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Tobacco bag
Tobacco bag

Tobacco bag

1875–1900
Object PlaceNorth or South Dakota
Medium/TechniqueTanned sinew-sewn buckskin, lazy-stitch beadwork, buckskin fringe, and split and dyed porcupine quills
DimensionsLength x width: 78.7 × 17.8 cm (31 × 7 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of David Rockefeller from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller
Accession number2018.257
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceProbably 1926, 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)