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bag, twined
bag, twined
bag, twined
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Nation of Maker:
Odawa
Place of Origin:
Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation)
Date Made or Date Range:
1890
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Materials
Jute twine, commercial yarn
Techniques or Format
Weft-face woven bag. Built on a jute twine warp base, and commercial yarn weft.
Motifs and Patterns
Diamond and zigzag patterns along horizontal coloured stripes, continues around both sides of the bag. Colours include brown, dark navy, burgundy, yellow, light green, dark green, cream, tan, pink, purple, with turquoise edging the top.
Additional Context
Diamond and bowtie geometric patterns stand for the underwater panther (DP), zigzag stands for the upper world, in alternating patterns horizonatllay (DP, CW)
Original and Subsequent Uses
storage
Dimensions:
0 × 20.5 × 18 in
Condition:
Turquoise edging sloppily bound, unravelling.
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
81.288
Collection at Current Location:
Chandler Pohrt Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Richard A. Pohrt
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25239
Approximate Place of Origin