Mrs. Eugene Beauharnais Gibbs [1835-1926] (Detroit, Michigan, USA); 1923-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Tobacco Pouch, ca. 1885
- Sioux, Native American
Rawhide, beads, tin cones and yellow ochre
- Framed: Overall: 22 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 inches (55.9 × 7 × 3.2 cm)
Gift of Mrs. E. B. Gibbs
23.61
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Triangles (polygons)
- Geometric patterns
- Sioux
- Beading (process)
- Ocher
- Tobacco
- Fringe
- Rawhide
- Tin
- Beadwork
- Containers for smoking and tobacco use
- Bag (container)
- Pouch
- Bag (costume accessory)
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
Sioux, Native American, Tobacco Pouch, ca. 1885, rawhide, beads, tin cones and yellow ochre. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. E. B. Gibbs, 23.61.