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Tobacco bag and pipe

early 20th century

Object PlaceNorth or South Dakota

Medium/TechniqueTanned sinew-sewn buckskin, lazy-stitch beadwork, buckskin fringe, and split and dyed porcupine quills; red pipestone (Catlinite), ash stem

DimensionsLength (Bag): 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Overall (Pipe): 11.1 × 22.9 cm (4 3/8 × 9 in.)
Length (Stem): 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of the Estate of David Rockefeller from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller

Accession number2018.252.1-2a-b

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Provenance1924, sold by John Louis Clarke (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Glacier National Park, 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)