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Object Number
995-29-10/73243
Display Title
Twined corn husk bag: geometric motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Twined rectangular bag, made of cotton twine but almost entirely covered with corn husk "false embroidery"; only the bottom and a narrow band at top show the cotton. Two leather thong handles. Decorative design consists of multicolored geometric motifs on natural ground. One side has five eight-pointed stars, four in red, orange, and faded blue, and one in blue, orange, green, natural, and red. Reverse side has two vertical columns of four jagged-edged diamonds in blue, orange, and purple-red.
Dimensions: height = 27 cm, max. width = 24 cm, depth = 1.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, woven vegetable fiber, multi-hue geometric designs, leather handles
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 24 x 1.5 cm (10 5/8 x 9 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73243
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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