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About Pipe Bags Alan Monroe's open top pipe bags are based on the traditional Plains Indian design. They are made of thick and supple deer leather to protect the pipe and stem and other objects you might carry inside such as a tobacco bag, pick, and tamper. Each bag is hand cut and hand stitched. The sacred pipestone (catlinite) is from Alan Monroe's personal quarry at the National Monument and Shrine located in Pipestone, Minnesota. There is a pipestone medicine wheel on one side only so the bag can be laid down on the plain side. The solid pipestone buttons are for decoration. Alan leaves the bottom panels and fringe plain so you can decorate them with painting or beads to personalize the bag. Traditionally, the pipe bowl is wrapped in cloth or leather and placed the bottom of the bag. The stem is either wrapped or not and placed in the bag. A stem longer than sixteen inches will protrude from the top of the bag. The long laces are wrapped around the bag and tied. The laces can be left long or cut off as desired. The bag is carried by holding at the tied area. The bag and contents can be stored in a drawer or hung by the tied laces. |
