Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Containers (hierarchy name)
5. containers (receptacles)
6. [containers by function or context]
7. [containers for personal use]
8. [containers for smoking and tobacco use]

Anotations

Scope note:

Containers, usually made of animal hide, made by Native North Americans to store tobacco. Often decorated with quillwork, beadwork, and sometimes pigment. Designs typically refer to cosmological or spiritual themes, as tobacco is a central aspect of many Native religious traditions.