^Lot 3613 FINE 19th CENTURY SIOUX QUILLED PIPE BAG.

32" including 10" ochre dyed fringe. Quill decorated panels on both sides, ribs, edges and cords. Cords have red feathered tinkle bell attachments. Interior has pasted acquisition number, a wax sealed tag with number "52" and "KIOWA PIPE BAG". This bag came from Fred Harvey (1835-1901) - Harvey Girls Restaurant, who was a massive collector of Southwest art and his collections are found at the Smithsonian and other institutions. Exceptional provenanced 19th century pipe bags from famous collections are rare, as vast majority have lost history and are merely decorative. We attribute this as being a Sioux crafted bag rather than Kiowa. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: pages from Bonham catalog showing lot 6292 & provenance from Harvey collection donated to Nelson-Atkins in 1932. A few items of Fred Harvey ephemera; wax sealed tag. CONDITION: very good overall. Quilling is fine with minor losses, one rib has loose end. PROVENANCE: from the Fred Harvey Collection, sold at Bonhams & Butterfields June 2008 from the deaccessed Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO; the Collection of Lenard Cave. (02-26826/JS). NON-GUN. $3,000-5,000.