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ProvenanceFred Harvey, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mrs. Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (2951), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.180.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 202.
Culture
Nez Perce
Bag
Datec. 1875
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 20 in. (34.3 × 50.8 cm)
Object numberT0404
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextBags of this type were made by all the Native peoples of the Columbia River, although they are usually called “Nez Perce” bags. The bags are made with local hemp using a twining technique, while the designs were usually worked with commercial wool yarn in many colors. The bags were used for gathering roots and other food and were particularly well adapted as saddlebags. The muted color of yarns and natural dyes used in this bag date it prior to the late 19th century introduction of bright aniline dyes.
ProvenanceFred Harvey, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mrs. Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (2951), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.180.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 202.
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