Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0006-0002 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hemp; Hop twine; Corn husk; Wool yarn; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Large, flat rectangular storage bag woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp and primary weft material is hemp (hop twin is used sporadically throughout as the weft); Leather drawstring is threaded though sides just below mouth of bag; Designs are woven in false embroidery technique of both wool yarn and dyed corn husk fibers; Design on front face of bag consists of two columns of 6 stacked "X' motifs in red wool yarn, with each "X' separated from the one above and below by a solid line in red or yellow wool and dyed (color undetermined) that extends across entire width of bag; Design on reverse face of bag consists of 3 columns of stacked parallelograms of dyed purple (and other undetermined colors) corn husk fibers, with ends of each parallelogram edged in red or black wool yarn; All designs are woven on background of undyed corn husk fibers, which are also woven in the false embroidery technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.3, Length = 54.3 | |