Bag

Museum number:
3-30377
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4116
Description:
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.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Context of use:
carry-all
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 29 centimeters and length 35 centimeters
Images:
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.

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