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Unknown Maker, Wasco

"Sally" bag

Description

Maker

Culture

Wasco, Native North American

Title

"Sally" bag

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

hemp, cornhusk

Geography

Place Made: Northwest Coast

Dimensions

Height: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1997.24.21

Type

Fiber Art

Exhibition History

Blankets and Baskets

Weavings from the American West

Jul 02, 2004 – Oct 10, 2004

Label copy

The pattern of stylized human figures on this bag is known to date back to the pre-contact culture of the region’s native inhabitants. The Lewis and Clark expedition collected an example with a similar design on their way westward in 1804. Six of the figures bear a stylized human face similar to one found on ancient petroglyphs in the area, known as a mythical being called She Who Watches.

Anonymous gift 1997.24.21

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Wasco

"Sally" bag, 1800s

Native hemp, tule, rush, grass; Z-ply elements, full turn or external weft-wrapped (false embroidery) twining

Height: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 inches)

Anonymous gift 1997.24.21

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