Woven bag

Woven bag

Woven bag

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Introduction

Loosely woven bag made of knotted sinew, with leather ties at top. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan (1840s).

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Date Made or Date Range: prior to 1840
Materials

Sinew, leather, red dye.

Techniques or Format

Open weave bag made with knotted sinew. Four leather ties at top, each quarter inch. Originally painted with stripes in red.

Other Notes

Additional observations-- JJ: Sinew would be spliced in. Deer sinew can be a meter or more long. RP: Continuous weave in some way. JJ: Almost like how you might do a fish net?

Dimensions: 58 × 55 × 0 cm
Current Location: Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 70.89.158
Collection at Current Location: Lewis Henry Morgan Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1970
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: University of Rochester
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1840s
Previous Collectors: Lewis Henry Morgan
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan in 1840s in New York State and bequeathed to the University of Rochester (U of R) upon his death in 1881. The collection was transferred from the U of R to the Rochester Museum in 1970.

GKS Reference Number: 45194
Record Creation Context

Visit to Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester, NY) of Wahsontiio Cross, Kate Higginson, Alexandra Nahwegahbow, Melissa Otis, Ruth Phillips and Paula Whitlow, assisted by Jamie Jacobs and Kathryn Murano on 2-3 May 2016.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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