Title
Bag 4
Subject
cornhusk bag
Description
This bag is a classic example of a twined bag with false embroidery decoration. Bags of this size and complexity often took as long as two or three months of intermittent labor to complete.
Southwest Museum, Los Angeles
Cotton twine, cornhusk, wool yarn, leather, cloth
Southwest Museum, Los Angeles
Cotton twine, cornhusk, wool yarn, leather, cloth
Creator
Nez Perce
Date
late 19th-early 20th c.
Contributor
Photograph by David Calco, Allen Memorial Art Museum; Item posted by Rachel Mead
Original Format
photo of bag; obtained from original Closing the Circle website: http://www.oberlin.edu/external/circle/bag_04.htm and http://www.oberlin.edu/external/circle/bag_04_side2.htm