Beaded Bag
Unknown
ca. 1860 · Tanned leather, cordage, glass beads, brass beads, and commercial brass buttons · The American Wing
The design on this bag juxtaposes figural representations of people and horses, suggesting a scene of work or ritual activity. The weaver reimagined a widespread style of decorated pouches used for tools or ritual paraphernalia with details such as the bricked geometric diamonds and zigzags. The bag’s embellishment reflects artistic experimentation and innovation in the face of dramatic changes that occurred by the 1850s, including the imposition of the reservation system in the Lower Columbia River.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Medium
- Tanned leather, cordage, glass beads, brass beads, and commercial brass buttons
- Culture
- Wasco, Native American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Promised Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker
