Pipe bag

Native American ceremonial item

A pipe bag or tobacco bag is a common item used by some Native American ceremonial people. A pipe bag may be used to carry a sacred pipe, such as a Chanunpa.

## Styles

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Although styles and sizes vary between Nations, geographical locations, and medicine societies, many have certain elements in common: a long neck of cloth or leather, a rim which is often beaded or quilled, a lower panel, or pouch, also beaded or quilled, and a fringe at the bottom. Some bags are left unadorned.

Many of the more recent bags have a quilled "slat panel" between the pouch and the fringe, while many of the older ones do not.[citation needed]

## Examples and symbolism

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Sioux Quilled Pipe Bag c. 1870, decorated with rare cocoon imagery.[1] Northern Plains Beaded Pipe Bag c. 1870s

The Sioux Quilled Pipe Bag at left is decorated with quillwork forming flora and fauna, buffalo and caterpillars. The "cocoon" design symbolizes spiritual and physical transformation,[1] and the Sioux spirit Yumni, the whirlwind, responsible for the four directions of the world.[2]

Both the moth, which breaks free of its confining cocoon, and the untamable wind, are viewed as spirits impossible to contain.

Clark Wissler described in his 1907 field notes the "whirlwind bug", a creature with spiral grooves that creates small dust clouds along the ground. By this action, the cloud was thought to confuse the enemy and make him lose his senses.[3] The cocoon above what appears to be the head of the bear may represent the whirlwind phenomena.[4]

## See also

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* Ceremonial pipe
* Chanunpa
* Quillwork

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Taylor, Colin (1987) "Wakanyan: Symbols of Power and Ritual of the Teton Sioux". The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, VII, 2 (237-257).
2. ^ Walker, James R. (1917) "The Sun Dance and Other Ceremonies of the Oglala Division of the Teton Dakota" Anthropological Paper, Vol. 16, 2. American Museum of Natural History
3. ^ Wissler, Clark (1902) "Field Notes on the Dakota Indians Collected on Museum Expedition." Ms. 1911 of the American Museum of Natural History, New York
4. ^ Mallery, Garrick 1893 "Picture Writing of the American Indians." Tenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington, D.C.

## References

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* Painter, John W. (2003) "A Window on the Past". Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum. p. 38

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Bags and flexible containers

Carried|

* Bayong
* Bindle
* Briefcase
* Bug-out bag
* Dillybag
* Dromedary bag
* Flight bag
* Gaji bag
* Grocery bag
* Hambiliya
* Handbag
* Haversack
* Laundry bag
* Medical bag
* Money bag
* Nuclear briefcase
* Plastic shopping bag
* Red box (government)
* Reticule
* Reusable shopping bag
* Shell purse
* Shopping bag
* String bag
* Survival bag
* Swag
* Tote bag
* Tucker bag

Worn|

* Backpack (Canoe pack, Duluth pack)
* Bandolier bag
* Bivouac sack
* Book bag
* Fanny pack
* Golf bag
* Lightweight Rucksack
* Medicine bag
* Messenger bag
* Pack basket
* Pasiking
* Randoseru
* Sabretache
* Satchel
* Sporran
* Takiding

Luggage|

* Bug-out bag
* Carpet bag
* Diaper bag
* Diplomatic bag / pouch
* Duffel bag
* Garment bag
* Gig bag
* Gladstone bag
* Hobo bag
* Holdall
* Nomadic bag
* Norfolk case
* Portmanteau
* Saddlebag
* Suitcase
* Toiletry bag
* Train case
* Travel pack
* Trunk

Postal|

* Catcher pouch
* Mail bag
* Mail pouch
* Mail sack
* Mail satchel
* Mochila
* Padded envelope
* Portmanteau

Containers|

* Antistatic bag
* Bag-in-box
* Bin bag
* Biodegradable bag
* Bota bag
* Coffee bag
* Flexible intermediate bulk container
* Boil-in-bag
* Fuel bladder
* Mashk
* Milk bag
* Packet (container)
* Paper bag
* Paper sack
* Parfleche
* Pastry bag
* Pipe bag
* Plastic bag
* Purdue Improved Crop Storage bags
* Reusable shopping bag
* Sachet
* Security bag
* Shopping bag
* Stand-up pouch
* Thermal bag
* Tobacco pouch
* Trash bag
* Wineskin
* Zipper storage bag

Purses/handbags|

* Bayong
* Birkin bag
* Coin purse
* Evening bag
* Gaji bag
* Gucci Diana
* Handbag
* It bag
* Kelly bag
* Kinchaku
* Lady Dior
* Messenger bag
* Minaudière
* Money bag
* Reticule
* Tote bag
* Wallet
* Wristlet

Other|

* Body bag
* Burn bag
* Cowboy bedroll
* Doggy bag
* Dry bag
* Electronic flight bag
* Feedbag
* Flour sack
* Gamow bag
* Gunny sack
* Poop bag
* Sandbag
* Showbag
* Sickness bag
* Sleeping bag
* Stuff sack
* Throw bag
* Zuckertüte

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Tobacco smoking

Country
and region|

| Africa|

* Egypt
* Nigeria
* South Africa

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Asia|

* Afghanistan
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Timor-Leste
* Turkey
* Vietnam

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand
*   * Tokelau

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Croatia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Norway
* Russia
* Sweden
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Uruguay

North America|

* Canada
* Cuba
* United States

Religion|

* Smoking in Jewish law
* Islamic views on tobacco
* Tobacco fatwa
* Ceremonial pipe
* Chanunpa
* Kinnikinnick
* Pipe bag

Health|

* Health effects of tobacco (Nicotine poisoning
* Nicotine withdrawal)
* Passive smoking
* Third-hand smoke
* Prevalence of tobacco use
* Schizophrenia and smoking
* Sidestream smoke
* Smokeless tobacco keratosis
* Smoker's face
* Smoker's melanosis
* Stomatitis nicotina
* Smoking age
* Smoking and male infertility
* Smoking cessation
* Tobacco-free pharmacies
* Tobacco packaging warning messages
* WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
* MPOWER
* Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
* World No Tobacco Day
* Youth smoking

Women and smoking|

* Breastfeeding difficulties
* Breast cancer
* Cervical cancer
* Menopause
* Ptosis of the breast
* Smoking and female infertility
* Smoking and pregnancy

Smoking ban|

* Inflight smoking
* List of smoking bans
* Smoking bans in private vehicles
* Tobacco-free college campuses

Country and region|

* Australia
* England
* France
* Switzerland
* United States

Other|

* Chain smoking
* Tobacco consumption by country
* History of smoking
* Smoking cap
* Smokeasy
* Smoking fetishism
* Smoking in association football
* Smoking jacket
* Tobacco pipe
* Smoking room
* Nicotine marketing
* Tobacco industry

* Category
* Cigarettes
* Electronic cigarettes

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