Tobacco Pouch

70-9-309B

From: New Mexico | Tesuque Pueblo

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-309B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Tewa (Culture)
Provenience New Mexico | Tesuque Pueblo
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Wood | Pigment
Description

Rawhide tobacco pouch with a wooden stopper. One side of the pouch is painted green with two red lines making a cross; the other side is painted brown with two red lines making a cross. The rawhide is very stiff. There is no tobacco inside.

Height 7 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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