Collection place: North America / Materials: Wool (textile) / Function: 1.5 Household - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-30377, described as woven wool bag with woven handles, tied together to form a loop. natural tan and brown wool woven as a single rectangular piece then folded at center and closed at each side with hand stitching. patterns include: i) herringbone, continuous wave, bands, geometric diamonds with multiple borders on one side, ii) herringbone, continuous wave, bands and stars (8-pointed) divided by zigzags and embellished in negative space with diamonds and crosses. applied handles.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-4548, described as Plain twined, openwork. Ornamented with colored wool, braided edge.

Hearst Museum object titled Bedsheet, accession number 2-62175a,b, described as Pair of sheets; linen, cotton embroidered in corner, wool weave. Plain weave, cross stitch embroidery, natural colors. a. 66 inches x 86 inches b. 64½ inches x 84 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Pouch, accession number 2-4530, described as Rectangular, flat. White-tanned (bleached) deerskin with horizontal bands of sealskin, dyed leather and scraped gut. Clipped white reindeer hide around mouth. Embroidery and red yarn. Short braided sinew hanging line at mouth. Sinew thread, running stitch. Small loops of white reindeer hair sewn around sinew thread. Made with ocher, gut, sinew, yarn, alder dye (?); white reindeer hair embroidery, black gut; sewn in running stitch. Possibly some red alder dye.