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Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce)

Cornhusker Bag

Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce), 1900

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Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce)

Cornhusker Bag

Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce), 1900

Physical Qualities Indian hemp, hide, 7 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (19.4 × 16.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Frederick S. Dunn, Cockeysville, Maryland
Object Number 1979.85
Carrying bag with flat sides. Diagonal stepped lines in blues, reds, and greens; on reserve side, a centered 8 pointed green star with blue and red squared figures enclosing red diamonds at each corner. Light ran ground. Hide carring string.
Katzenberg, D. S., & Baltimore Museum of Art. "And eagles sweep across the sky": Indian textiles of the North American West : [exhibition]. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977:94

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