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Object Number
985-27-10/59226
Display Title
Cornhusk bag. Colored designs on both sides
Descriptions
Object Description
Cornhusk bag. Colored designs on both sides. One side has a large star shape w/ a diamond shape off of two points of it. The other side has a large geometric design, possibly representing an animal. Opening trimmed w/ red cloth.
Inventory Description
Bag, woven vegetable fiber, red cloth edging at opening, polychrome geometric de
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Dimensions
Overall: 23.2 x 22 x 1.4 cm (9 1/8 x 8 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59226 & 34240
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
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