Pipe Bag

Provenance

Amos H. Gottschall (1851-1936), Harrisburg, PA [this and the following according to letter from Father Peter J. Powell, Sept. 11, 2018; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to Ira S. Reed (c. 1893-1954), Philadelphia, PA, after 1936; sold to Father Peter J. Powell (1928-2022), Chicago, probably 1940s [on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago from Feb. 25, 1977, incoming receipt, RX10970; copy in curatorial object file]; by descent to his estate, 2022; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

Pipe Bag

Arapaho

1874–89

Accession Number

122882

Medium

Hide, glass beads, porcupine quills, horsehair, and dye

Dimensions

92.8 × 17.5 cm (36 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.); Fringe : H.: 42 cm (16 1/2 in.)

Classification

beadwork

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Powell Family in memory of their parents Father Peter Powell and Virginia Raisch Powell