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  • A leather beaded pouch with white, black, red, and green beaded designs. There is a handle as well as fringes with metal and leather decorations.

Unknown Maker, Apache

Tobacco Pouch

Maker

Unknown Maker, Apache

Culture

Apache, Native North American

Title

Tobacco Pouch

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

  • leather,
  • beads,
  • and metal

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • leather,
  • beads,
  • and metal

Materials

metal, leather

Dimensions

14 cm (5 1/2 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt

Object Number

43.421

Type

  • Leatherwork

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

Tobacco has been an important commodity for thousands of years, its uses ranging from medicinal and mood-altering to recreational and ceremonial. Containers for storing tobacco include silver boxes, ceramic cigar humidors, and Native American leather pouches adorned with European trade beads and jingle cones cut from tin snuff cans.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Apache
Tobacco Pouch, ca. 1900
Leather, beads, and metal
14 cm (5 1/2 inches) (length)
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt 43.421

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