This is an excellent original quillwork and beadwork Indina hide pipe bag from the Sioux Indians of the 19th Century. The piece shows Indian tanned hide construction with sinew sewn beadwork in a traditional Sioux geometric pattern in all 1800's period correct glass trade seed beadwork with parfleche rawhide strip fringes covered in porcupine quill quillwork having a mineral pigment ocher dyed square tabs as well as Indian tanned hide fringes. The beadwork shows amazing colors with a snake or hourglass pattern all done on chalk white with colors in red white heart, cobalt, greasy yellow, greasy green, greasy lilac and in petit seed greasy blue and semi-transparent dark green. The front of the bag shows some bead loss along the bottom two-and-a-half inch section as well as beadwork along the back (the zig-zag and tab section shown on both sides above the recangular section) with the larger section of beadwork along the back being missing showing the sinew sewing strands. The bag shows beadwork along the bag opening edge, down each side and along each sides. The bottom edge shows slight porcupine quill loss and some fringe loss but overall it displays well and is an excellent 1800's example. The top Indian tanned hide tie strap of the pipe tobacco bag has two fully porcupine quilled quillwork in red, orange, blue and natural white. Provenance: Found to be an authentic antique example from the experts at Western Trading Post. Measures overall 30.5"L (which doesn't include the 6"L tie at the top) by 6.5"W.