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Object Number
985-27-10/59228
Display Title
Cornhusk bag. Leather sewn around opening. Designs in red yarn on both sides
Descriptions
Object Description
Cornhusk bag. Leather sewn around opening. Designs in red yarn on both sides of bag. 1 side has a dark brown "V" shape design
Inventory Description
Bag, woven vegetable fiber with red/brown wool thread geometric and band designs
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Dimensions
Overall: 27.8 x 22.2 x 2.7 cm (10 15/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59228 & 34239
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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