Pipe Bag, late 19th century, 19 5/8 x 7 x 1 in. ( x x cm) (without fringe), Animal hide, quills, feathers, metal beads, United States, 19th century, Pipe bags are often called 'Containers for the Heart,' because they contain the sacred pipe and tobacco used in ceremonies that capture the very heart, or essence, of the Lakȟóta people and their cosmology. Highly ornate pipe bags, like those shown here, would have been used during public ceremonies. The size of the bags evolved over time. Before Lakȟóta people were forcibly relocated to reservations

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