Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020
Lot 256
An Ojibwa or Cree pipe bag Northern Plains moosehide
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £250
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Description
An Ojibwa or Cree pipe bag
Northern Plains
moosehide, cloth and coloured glass beads, with beaded edging and a strip panel above differing foliage panels, the tassels with remains of red pigment, circa 1890,
79cm long.
Provenance
Michael G. Johnson Collection, exchanged in 2007.
Literature
Michael G. Johnson. Ojibwa, People of Forests and Prairies, 2016, p.118.