COLUMBIA PLATEAU

Storage Bag, ca. 1850

Indian hemp, cornhusk

Schlick collection

This bag is very similar to the Oberlin bag and probably nearly as old.  Sturdy in construction, tightly woven to keep out dust, and naturally resistant to insects, bags like this stayed in use for many years as the repair adjacent to a large scorch mark suggests.

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