Description:

Native American, Northwestern United States, Columbia River Plateau region, Nez Perce, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large cornhusk bag finely woven or twined from hemp and cotton. Undyed corn husk and dyed yarn is embroidered over the surface to create the motifs. The rim is hemmed with a cotton fabric and leather drawstring. This is a heavily used example with old repairs - leather patches and threads added to tears and a worn corner. Bags woven from cornhusk and native hemp were sought after trade items in the Plateau trade network, and as time went on, these bags were created more ornately using many materials but still retaining brightly colored embroidery largely made from cornhusk. Size: 18" L x 14" W (45.7 cm x 35.6 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA collection

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  • Condition: Heavily used with wear from age and use. Old repairs, patch with leather to lower corner, and leather stitches reinforcing the side and bottom. Holes and tears to the upper rim, lower corner and losses to the cotton hem textile and drawstring. Old gauze / tissue added to the interior to hold the bag's shape.

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