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Wasco Native North American, Northwest Coast

"Sally" bag, 1800s

Description

Maker

Culture

Wasco

Title

"Sally" bag

Year

1800s

Medium

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

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Height: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 inches)

Place

Northwest Coast

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1997.24.21

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Blankets and Baskets

July 2 - October 10, 2004

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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