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Object Number
985-27-10/59231
Display Title
Cornhusk bag. Some yarn used for design elements, but mostly dyed cornhusk
Descriptions
Object Description
Cornhusk bag. Some yarn used for design elements, but mostly dyed cornhusk. One side has designs of right triangles facing right or left w/ yarn step pattern along hypotenuse. The other side has geometric designs w/ some having yarn edging
Inventory Description
Bag, woven vegetable fiber, polychrome geometric designs, some wool thread, leat
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington?
Dimensions
Overall: 46.2 x 36.5 x 0.9 cm (18 3/16 x 14 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59231 & 24179
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Rosenblatt
(prior to 1907 - 1919?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919? - 1985)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985-27-10/59230 | Cornhusk bag. Yarn & dyed cornhusk used for patterns |
Bag
|
Washington?
| |
| 985-27-10/59228 | Cornhusk bag. Leather sewn around opening. Designs in red yarn on both sides |
Bag
|
Washington
| |
| 985-27-10/59226 | Cornhusk bag. Colored designs on both sides |
Bag
|
Washington
| |
| 985-27-10/59227 | Cornhusk bag. Cylindrical shape. Rows of linear and triangular designs in yarn |
Bag
|
Washington
| |
| 985-27-10/59229 | Woven cornhusk bag |
Bag
|
Washington
| |
| 985-27-10/60339 | Cornhusk bag. Small, almost round shape. |
Bag
|
United States
| |
| 57-33-10/35612 | Woven bag - old, cornhusk |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 13-32-10/85241 | Cornhusk bag |
Bag
|
Washington?
| |
| 00-5-10/55171.3 | Cornhusk figure |
Figurine
|
New York
| |
| 00-5-10/55171.1 | Cornhusk figure |
Figurine
|
New York
| |
| 34-91-50/404 | Punch needle with cornhusk handle |
Awl
|
Elgongi
| |
| 00-5-10/55171.2 | Cornhusk figure |
Figurine
|
New York
|