This is a fabulous and possibly one of the best Arapaho circa 1860-1870’s pipe bag with Sun Dance symbolism from the ex-Robert P. Jerich collection and Cowan’s auction sales. The bag exhibits Indian tanned hide which is sinew sewn and the throat coated in yellow ocher / ochre mineral pigment paint. The bag is designed with a radiating sun and horizonal lines with five feathers from the Sun Dance / Sundance. The lower portion of the beadwork has a geometric pattern, the beads are all period correct glass trade seed beads. This is one of the only Sun Dance attributed pipe bags ever brought to the public market, and possibly the only Arapaho example, making this truly historic and beautiful representation of the culture and artistry of the Native Americans in the Indian Wars era. The beadwork shows colors of greasy yellow, greasy green, red white heart, cobalt, black, and chalk white. The procupine quill quillwork shows a red background with four intersecting Maltese cross symbols in a larger four piece design with radiating arms and further stepped designs all done in mineral pigment colors of red, purple, blue, yellow and cream / white. some of the more detailed quillwork patterns. In addition to the beadwork and quillwork the back side shows a metal concho adornment. Provenance: From the ex-collections of Robert P. Jerich Illinois and Dick Jemison’s. Sold at Cowan’s auction in September 2020 for $17,920 with the original Cowan’s tag still included. From a prominent Bozeman collection who collected from only high-end houses such as Cowan’s, Skinners, Bonhams, Sotheby’s, March in Montana, Morphy’s, North American Auction and other well revered auction houses. Measures overall 34" x 5 7/8" measurements with fringe.