Doctor's Bag
Lakota artist, Doctor's Bag, ca. 1880/1900, commercial leather, metal, and glass beads, The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection, no known copyright restrictions, 89.52.10
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- Title
Doctor's Bag
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1880/1900
- Medium
commercial leather, metal, and glass beads
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
6 in x 5 1/4 in x 10 3/4 in
- Collection Area
Native American Art
- Category
Plains
Bags and Pouches
- Object Type
bag
- Cultural Group
Lakota
- Credit Line
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection
- Accession Number
89.52.10
- Copyright
no known copyright restrictions
- Terms
As Plains Indian peoples were confined to reservations in the late nineteenth century, women artists, who created the majoirty of beadwork and quillwork, began to apply their skills to a wider variety of objects. [...] The fully beaded doctor's bag illustrates how beadworkers were able to take commercially made objects and turn them into uniquely Native American artistic expressions.
