Bag
29-175-683
From: Washington (U. S. State)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-683 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Wishram |
Provenience | Washington (U. S. State) |
Culture Area | Plateau Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Corn Husk | Raw Hide |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Flexible twined basket-bag; conical, bottom edge is rounded. Warp of commercial twine; weft of corn husk(?); top edge is bound with rawhide. Short rawhide handle attached on one side. Design panel around sides in wrapped twining and consists of weft materials dyed black forming 4 vertical lines of 2 butter-flies (? or birds), and one line of small figures- a mana and woman and a dog and deer or elk. Single row of black at base of design. |
Height | 14.3 cm |
Outside Diameter | 12.7 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 1/2838 - Collector Number |
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