Extraordinary Cheyenne Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag with Provenance From the Historic Glen-Isle Resort, Bailey, Colorado 

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  Extraordinary Cheyenne Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag From the Historic Glen-Isle Resort, Bailey, Colorado 
  
  sinew-sewn and beaded using small glass beads in colors of red white-heart, greasy yellow, pony trader blue, cobalt, amber, and translucent green; four tabs embellished with edge beading and finished with beaded fringe, dew claws, and green dyed wool(?); lower panel "quilled" with dyed corn husk; upper portion of fringe also wrapped with dyed corn husk and embellished with beaded netting, dew claws, and orange-dyed wool, 37.5 in.
  fourth quarter 19th century 
   

  IMPORTANT AUCTIONEERS NOTE

  The following information was discovered after the catalog had been delivered to the printer; it is reproduced here as additional information regarding the historical provenance of this rare pipe bag.

  Rarely can a cultural object so long removed from its original owner be re-associated.  In this case, however, the bag may be traced directly to the 1895 Cheyenne and Arapaho delegation to Washington, D.C.  The Cheyenne were led by Cloud Chief the younger (Woiv Vigol), also called Man on a Cloud.  At least three negatives depicting Cloud Chief and other members of the delegation are curated as part of the collections of the National Anthropological Archives.  Two of these images were taken in January, 1895 in front of the “Indian House” – a boarding house run by Ben Beveridge catering to the numerous Native American delegations who visited the capital.  

  In this first negative, Cloud Chief is shown seated to the left of a Cheyenne elder named Little Man, the Keeper of the Sacred Arrows (NAA INV 06079900).  Cloud Chief holds this bag along with a tobacco pipe.  In another larger group shot taken on the same day, Cloud Chief may be seen standing; his pipe (NAA INV 06079800)

  The best view of the pipe bag was also taken during the 1895 Cheyenne visit East.  At some point – either before or after their visit to Washington -- at least some members of the delegation visited the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  John Choate photographed the delegation in his studio, with Cloud Chief seated in a position of prominence – holding the pipe bag offered here (NAA INV 06903500). 

  In both views, the distinctive woven panel and slat work makes it clear that the bag in the photographs and the one offered here are the same object.  The photographs also suggest that for its least the visit to Washington, the long buckskin fringe at the bottom of the bag has been loosely braided, probably to protect it from damage.

  Cowan's is grateful to independent Plains Indian scholar Mike Cowdrey and Cheyenne scholar Dr. Imre Nagy, Director of the Janos Tornyai Museum, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary for identifying Cloud Chief in the negative curated at the National Anthropological Archives.

  
  
  Glen-Isle Resort Collection
  
  The Glen-Isle on the Platte River, just 45 miles from Denver, near Bailey, CO, was built in 1901 as a mountain retreat for Colorado vacationers. Members of the same family have owned and operated the Adirondack-inspired lodge and its surrounding rustic cabins for 90 years. Today the site is on the National Register of Historic Places.
  
  In 1923 Arthur and Sarah Baldwin purchased Glen-Isle and nearly thirty years later, in 1952, their granddaughter, Barbara, and her husband, Gordon Tripp, became the owners. Even as children, each had a love of and interest in Native American culture.
  
  After their marriage and throughout their lives, Barbara and Gordon shared their interest as they continued to learn about Native Americans. Their collection began in the late 1950s when they and their children were vacationing in the Four Corners area. From that point forward all future family trips headed east to the Four Corners and included time to enjoy Indian culture while acquiring artifacts. Soon, their collection attracted the attention of guests at the Lodge and the Tripps discovered how much they enjoyed displaying their collection and sharing their enthusiasm for Native American culture with the guests. Thus the collection and the stories became an important part of their lives.
  
  After many years of devoted work, the family has decided to sell their 160 acre facility and to part with the Resort’s Indian collection.
  
  Provenance: From the Historic Glen-Isle Resort, Bailey, Colorado

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