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Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce)

Storage bag

Nez Perce, 1866

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Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce)

Storage bag

Nez Perce, 1866

Physical Qualities Fiber, fabric, dyes, yarn, thread, 5 15/16 × 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (15.1 × 1.9 × 13.4 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of William G. Siedenburg, New York, from the Collection of George H. Siedenburg
Object Number 2002.155
Flat twined, false embroidered with yarn in pattern of diamonds and stepped triangles in shades of red, yellow, pink, and blue. Flap lined with green and blue plaid wool and edged in red wool.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; William G. Siedenburg, New York; George H. Siedenburg

Inscribed: None

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