As Plains Indian peoples were confined to reservations in the late nineteenth century, women artists, who created the majoirty of beadwork and quillwork, began to apply their skills to a wider variety of objects. [...] The fully beaded doctor's bag illustrates how beadworkers were able to take commercially made objects and turn them into uniquely Native American artistic expressions.

• Collection History Provenance

  The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

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• Type of Item bag
• Culture Lakota
• Material commercial leather, metal, glass bead
• Measurements height 6.0 in, width 5.25 in, depth 10.75 in (overall)

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• Creator Lakota artist

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• Creation Date during 1880

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• Categories Plains; Bags and Pouches