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Decorated and paiuted ruwblde quivers, woman's workbox, and other con- 

 tainers of paiutiHl rawhide from tlie Siuux, C'oiuanelie, Kiowa, Cheyenne, and 

 Apache Indians. 



Upper left : Wurlibiit; of a t'ouiauche Indian sqiiaw. Cat. No. GIK36, 

 U.S.N.M. It is a cylinder of rawhide sewn at the side and provided with 

 snspensiou thnnjj und lid. Painted Keometrical de.signs in black, blue, 

 re<l, and yellow colors. Collecte<l by Palmer. 



Upper center: Fiat rawhide bag of the Cheyenne Indians painted on both 

 sides in red, blue, and yellow colors. Dimensions: 12 li\ches long; 5V^ 

 inches wide. Cat. No. 165910, U.S.N.M. 



U|»per right : Decoratetl rawhide quiver of the Sioux. Cat. No. 70836, 

 U.S.N.M. Collected by Guv. K. W. Furnas from the site of tlie Battle 

 of White Stone Hill. Painted designs api)car in red and blue. The 

 quiver is sinew-sewn at the side where a fringed panel has been inserted. 



Lower left : Cylindrical quiver of rawhide, painted in geometrical patterns 

 of red, yellow, and blue colors. Danglers of sheet lead form an encircling 

 decorative panel. Fringed at bottom. Collected by E. Granier from the 

 Apache Indians of Arizona. Dimensions: 14 inches deep; 6^/4 inches wide. 

 Cat. No. 3808, U.S.N.M. 



Center: A work bag of decorated rawhide collected by James Mooney 

 from the Kiowa. A typical example of Kiowa art in yellow and green 

 painted colors. Cat. No. 15290G, U.S.N.M. 



Lower right : The rawhide workbag of a Sioux Indian squaw. Painted 

 in green, yellow, and re<l. A piece of old red flannel strouding has been 

 sewn around the edges as a marginal decorative embellishment. Collected 

 by the Washington branch of the Scottish Rite. Dimensions: 9 inches 

 wide, and 6 inches deep. Cat. No. 338845, U.S.N.M. 



In shaping rawhide it is folded and sewn while yet plastic; fringed 

 flaps are inserted and sewn to the side«, while the cover llap may either 

 be sewn on or merely a folded section. Triangular painted devices when 

 acute may represent tipis, when obtuse, they may represent mountains 

 or mountain passes, streams, etc., but are devoid of meaning among some of 

 the northern Plains tribes as among the Blackfeet. Rectangles, triangles, 

 spurs, serrations, rake devices, series of dots are given different inter- 

 pretations by the various tribes who recognize the symbolism of such 

 devices. Thus a series of dots in color may represent a herd of buffalo, 

 a stream, or a trail. 



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Cat. No. 343993, U.S.N.M. Painting in colors on tanned buckskin representing 

 Sioux Indians stealing horses from their enemies. Collected by W. W, 

 Anderson. 



Pictographic art of the Sioux is similar in character to paintings of 

 hunting and travel scenes on rock cliffs in the plateau country west of the 

 Uoeky Mountains. It is extemporaneous, not symbolic art. 



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 Beaded and quilled pipe and toltacco bags of the Sioux Tnrlians. 



Left: Cat. No. 272207, U.S.N.M. Pipe bag of RihI Cloud, chief of the 

 Oglala Teton Sioux. Dimensions: 18 Inches long; 8 Inches wide. Bequest 

 of Fannie A. Weeks. 



Right: Cat. No. 303379, U.S.N.M. Pipe bag of the Sioux Indians. 

 Dimensions: 18 Inches long; 8 inches wide. Collected by Wanbll Iloksila. 

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