NEZ PERCE

Cornhusk Bag, late 19th-early 20th c.

Cotton twine, cornhusk, wool yarn, leather, cloth

Southwest Museum, Los Angeles

This bag is a classic example of a twined bag with false embroidery decoration.  Bags of this size and complexity often took as long as two or three months of intermittent labor to complete.

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