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Introduction
Twined bag woven of woolen yarns on blue wool ground with diamond patterns and three bands. Collected from Leech Lake, Minnesota, Ojibwa.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Place of Origin:
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
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Materials
Wool yarn; black cotton cloth border; cotton thread; blue yarn warp; weft is green, beige, dark brown, red, blue
Techniques or Format
Upper edge bound with black cotton. Lower edge sewn closed. Same patterns on both faces, above and below spotted lozenge band in brown and buff.
Motifs and Patterns
In centre, geometric arrangements of triangles and lozenges forming repeating figure in blue and buff. Diamond shaped patterns, all over design, in three bands. The bands are separated by guards.
Dimensions:
46 × 57.5 × 0 cm
Condition:
Good
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-G-392
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1925
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
American Museum of Natural History, New York; Exchange No. 13
Collection Narratives and Histories
American Museum of Natural History, New York; Exchange No. 13
Publication History
Burnham, H. Notes on Textile in the National Museum collection (unpublished)
Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data
CMC catalogue record
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
27188
Approximate Place of Origin