<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pipe bags</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Plains Indian</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>pipes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>containers for smoking and tobacco use</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bags, pipe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pipe bag</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Carrying cases used for storing and transporting tobacco and smoking pipes; commonly made and used by Plains Native North Americans. Due to tobacco's importance in many Native North American ceremonies, pipe bags are considered a spiritually charged object. Often held in one's left hand instead of being attached to the body. ]]></note></mads>