Cornhusk Bag [Nez Perce Museum]

Cornhusk Bag [Nez Perce Museum]

bag from the Nez Perce Museum Collections at the Nez Perce National Historical Park

"Flat bags were used for harvesting, gathering, and storing processed roots, berries and other plant materials. Plain twining of Indian hemp, warp and cotton weft with false embroidery of dyed and undyed cornhusk were used as the external weft. The third weaving element was used to create the diamonds, stepped triangles, and the background."

https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/nepe/exb/dailylife/GenderRoles/NEPE1916(2)_Bag.html

Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum), cornhusk (Zea mays)

Nez Perce

Rachel Mead

53 x 41 cm