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35th Annual Chuck Wagon Festival, May 23-24

Woman’s Toabcco Bag

Unknown

Northern Plains, Cree or Chippewa

ca. 1900

Tanned moose hide, glass beads

1991.01.1598

On View

Stitching & Sewing

Joe Grandee Collection

Story telling through pictographic renderings was, and still is, a common design element used by tribes throughout North America. By the late 1800s, bead workers had perfected the application to an art form, as illustrated by several pieces in this gallery.

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