Sioux Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag From the George Philips (ca 1851-1947) Collection

Lot 92

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Lot Description

sinew-sewn and beaded in colors of pink, light blue, rose, pea green, translucent green, and cobalt; quilled hide drops finished with tin cones filled and purple dyed feathers hang from both sides; red, white, and pink quilled slats and hide fringe finish bag; GP inked on throat of bag, length 35.25 in.
late 19th century

Some months back, you corresponded with my brother, Gordon, about our great,great uncle, "Scotty" Philip. He recently forwarded your message (above) to me, and suggested I might get in touch with you about what we know of Scotty. I have pasted in a bit of his story below, which I composed as a "provenance" as we were having some antique Sioux artifacts appraised:

James "Scotty" Philip (b. April 30, 1858) emigrated to the United States from Dallas, Scotland in 1874 with two of his brothers, Alexander and David. They joined their brother, George Philip, in Victoria, Kansas, near Hays. Scotty worked farmland in Kansas for about a year before moving north to the Dakota Territory, trying his hand at many occupations from gold miner to courier for the U.S. Army. He married Sarah (Sally) Larribee, who was half French, half Sioux, in 1879. Sally's sister, Helen, was married to the Oglala chief, Crazy Horse.

Scotty acquired ranch land in what is now South Dakota and raised cattle. His interests changed to preserving the American bison around 1895. By 1904, he had 80 buffalo and continued to add more, the herd numbering near 1000 at the time of his death on July 23, 1911. He and Sally had seven children who survived infancy: Emma (b. 1881?), Olive, Hazel, Clara, Stanley, Roderick and Annie (b. 1897).

There are three fine books about Scotty's life:

The Buffalo King: the Story of Scotty Philip by Nancy Veglahn,
Charles Scribner's Sons, Ltd., 1971. (This one is for juvenile audiences, and is mildly fictionalized).

Scotty Philip: The Man Who Saved the Buffalo by Wayne C. Lee,
The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1975.

West from Fort Pierre; the Wild World of James Scotty Philip
by James Robinson, Westernlore Press, 1974 (out of print).

His brother, George Philip, was my great grandfather. He opened George Philip Hardware in Hays, Kansas in 1894. My grandfather (George III), father (George IV, also known as "Scotty"), and brother (George V) owned the store in succession. It was closed in 1998, after four generations and 104 years in business. The building, on the National Register of Historic Places, has recently been restored and is available for business.

Sheilah Philip-Bradfield

-Taken from Mini Biographies of Scots and Scots Descendants (P)
"Scotty" Philip ( http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/minibios/p/phillip_scotty.htm)

Provenance: Ex George Philip (ca 1851-1947) Collection, Hays, Kansas; Ex James

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