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Object Number 995-29-10/73241
Display Title Twined corn husk bag: geometric motifs
Descriptions
Object Description Twined rectangular cornhusk bag, natural-colored with different "false embroidery" multi-colored geometric designs on each side. Two leather thong handles. One side has six parallelograms in green, purple, and pink with attached green featherlike shapes, connected by pipe-like shapes in maroon. Reverse side has complex triangular and diamond-shaped motifs in pinks, blues, yellow, green, and brown. Dimensions: height = 20 cm, max. width = 19.5 cm, depth = 1.3 cm.
Inventory Description Bag, woven vegetable fiber, multi-hue geometric design, leather strap handles
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920s-1940s
Culture
  • Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 19.5 x 1.3 cm (7 7/8 x 7 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73241
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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