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Native American Artist
Bag, c. 1920
Grass and leather
9 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (25.08 x 24.45 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, Washington
Technique:
Basketmaking (Twining)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Angle
Accession Number:
P0010
Rectangular, one side decorated with woven designs in geometric patterns, other side decorated with striped patterns. Purple, green, gold and red predominate. Small handle of hide at top. Twined construction. Intermontane region.
Materials
Indian hemp, string, cornhusk, and commercial yarn
Technique
Cornhusk bags of plain two-strand twining were made by most of the groups on the Columbia and Snake River plateau, and are known as Nez Perce twined bags. Each cornhusk bag face features a decorative arrangement of designs executed in false embroidery.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 19, fig. 8.
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (25.08 x 24.45 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
- Overall Dimensions: 18 1/2 in. (46.99 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 19, Figure Number: 8
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