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Possible Bag

ca. 1900
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Possible Bag
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Geography: Object place North Dakota or South Dakota, United States
  • Culture: Sioux
  • Medium: Native-tanned skin, quill, metal
  • Dimensions: H. 15 × W. 21 × D. 3 in. (38.1 × 53.3 × 7.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.154.26.2
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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