Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0027 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| 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; Cotton fabric; Hide | |
| Description | Small flat rectangular bag woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hemp and primary weft material is hop twine; Mouth of pouch is bound with strip of commercially woven dark blue cotton fabric with a basket weave pattern; Designs are woven of dyed corn husk fibers in a false embroidery technique and consist of two pair of red terraced hourglass shapes on the front, with each pair joined by a horizontal red line edged in purple; Design on reverse consists of 3 pair of conjoined and concentric terraced diamonds in orange and purple; All designs are on a background of undyed corn husk fibers which are also woven in the false embroidery technique; Single short leather thong is threaded through top of pouch to form short carrying handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.8, Length = 18.4 | |