Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0028 | |
| 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 | late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hemp; Hop twine; Corn husk; Wool yarn; Hide; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shell; Aniline dyes | |
| 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 bag is bound in strip of red wool stroud cloth that is woven in a diagonal twill pattern; Single hide lace drawstring is threaded through front of bag near mouth and continuing through the back face; Single cowrie shell is attached to front of drawstring; Designs are woven in a false embroidery technique in wool yarn, and consist of a column of 2 ½ purple terraced diamonds (center of whole diamonds are half yellow and half green; center of half diamond is light blue) on front face of bag; Design on reverse face consists of pair of dark blue diamonds, each with a negative terraced diamond in its center; Designs are woven on a background of undyed corn husk fibers which are also woven in the false embroidery technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 15.4 | |