sack, woven

sack, woven

sack, woven

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Introduction

Bag, black on buff woven diamond and zig zag designs. Water panther and thunderbird designs combined.

sack, woven;  either o-na-mut or sa-pi-cki-mut.

Nation of Maker: Potawatomi
Nation of Origin

PMAE catalogue record

Place of Origin: Mayetta, KS
Date Made or Date Range: pre-1910
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

PMAE catalogue record

Materials

Fiber, Fabric, Hemp

Motifs and Patterns

geometric patterning. PMAE catalogue record indicates that there are water panther and thunderbird motifs, however this is not present in the provided photographs.

Dimensions: 46 × 55 × 1.1 cm
Condition: From the photographs provided, the object appears to be in good to fair condition. There is staining present in one image across the surface of the sack.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

PMAE Catalogue record indicates that this item was purchased in 1910.

Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 10-53-10/80343
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: approx. 1910
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1910
Previous Collectors: Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
GKS Reference Number: 58948
How to Cite this Item

mage © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 10-53-10/80343

Record Creation Context

Summer GRASAC RA, Carlie Manners

Approximate Place of Origin

39.3152, -95.7018

Source of Information about Places

PMAE catalogue record indicates, "North America\United States\Kansas\Jackson County"

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