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Introduction
Bag, decorated with quillwork, beadwork and ribbon. Hodenosaunee. Part of the Helen Pep Grodka Collection, this bag was one of several items donated to the National Museum of the American Indian by Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (her daughter) and Harry W. Blumenthal circa 1983.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Information from the catalogue card.
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Materials
tanned hide; green silken ribbon; blue printed cotton (little tulips); porcupine quills. dyed (aniline) red, yellow, blue/turquoise, and white; size 10 opaque white beads; beige thread; black plastic button
Motifs and Patterns
SL wonders if the yellow motif at the bottom centre on one side of the bag represents an ear of corn.
Dimensions:
2 × 17 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
251497
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25853