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Object Number
2003.24.1
Display Title
Sally bag, "Honor the 1805 Wasco Weaver"
Descriptions
Object Description
Sally bag, "Honor the 1805 Wasco Weaver"; woven in traditional full-turn twine technique, with 210 warps of Hungarian hemp; two wefts, of split cattail leaves and black dyed raffia. The base is twined for two inches with dogbane bark (similar to the 1805 basket). The design of faces appears uniform, but faces vary in hair, a smile, a wink, and a whistle. The 2 dogs correspond to the column of dogs in the 1805 basket. The makers initials, PCG, are worked into the design.
Inventory Description
Sally bag
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2003
Artist
Pat Courtney Gold
(2003 - 11/13/03)
Culture
- Wasco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Oregon
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Columbia County
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Scappoose
Materials
Hemp, Cattail, Raffia, Dye, Dogbane bark
Dimensions
Overall: 28.4 x 26.5 x 24.5 cm (11 3/16 x 10 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Label on object
PCG
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 2003
Provenance
Seller
Pat Courtney Gold
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