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ProvenanceRichard Pohrt, Jr., Flint, Michigan; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.72.
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. 85.
Culture
Anishinaabe (Ojibwa)
Bag
Datec. 1890
MediumWool yarn, string
DimensionsOverall: 18 × 18 1/2 in. (45.7 × 47 cm)
Object numberT0021
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextWoven bags filled with food were often given as presents to relatives and other visitors. In weaving these yarn bags, the warps were hung along a cord stretched around two sticks set vertically to the ground. The bag was woven downward, and the upper edge sewn together to form its bottom. Prior to the availability of commercial yarn, Native women used plant fibers to make their twined bags.ProvenanceRichard Pohrt, Jr., Flint, Michigan; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.72.
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. 85.
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