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Tobacco Bag

Portland Art Museum

87.88.5

In addition to being useful containers, tobacco bags were worn as clothing accessories by Plains Indian men. They were carried in the hand, with the body of the bag and the fringe allowed to hang freely. These bags were made from tanned leather, cut and sewn into a rectangular shape with an opening at the top. The decoration, either beaded or quilled, is usually made up of a rectangular or square panel at the bottom of the bag, with additional beadwork in strips or as accents extending up the sides and around the top. The designs frequently differ from one side to the other.

  • Collection History Provenance

    The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection. Collected: Elizabeth Cole Butler

  • Type of Item tobacco bag
  • Culture Lakota
  • Material leather, porcupine quill, glass bead, paint, metal, dyed horsehair
  • Measurements height 36.0 in, width 6.0 in (overall)
  • Creator Lakota artist
  • Creation Date during 1895
  • Categories Plains; Bags and Pouches

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