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Tobacco Bag
Not on view
A Southern Arapaho woman created this tobacco bag and beaded it with Ghost Dance symbols. The turtles refer to Arapaho origin stories of the world’s beginnings. The Maltese cross within the circle represents the four sacred directions, and the pipe-and-stem motif recalls the sacred pipe and its association with prayer. Arapaho artists created only a few Ghost Dance tobacco bags, and these are among the most evocative within the tradition of the form.
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