Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0046 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Chippewa, Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Commercially spun and dyed wool yarn | |
| Description | Rectangular bag woven entirely in an openwork, twining technique; Warp fibers are arranged in vertical columns in colors of black, blue, lilac, green, and chartreuse and are laid out in symmetrical sequence; Weft yarns are either green or chartreuse and rows of twining are spaced approx. 12 cm apart; Columns of black warp yarns are decorated with repeated "W" motif in either yellow or green; Warp fibers are bundled together at bag's opening and coil-wrapped in green or chartreuse yarn. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.0, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 32.0 | |