Object Details
Collector
Herbert W. Krieger
Donor Name
Herbert W. Krieger
Notes
PROVENIENCE NOTE: SPEDIS WAS THE PRINCIPAL OLD SETTLEMENT OF THE WISHRAM, LYING 9 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF WISHRAM, ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER ACROSS FROM THE DALLES. From card: "Made by twining weft strands through the warps producing a flat bag closed on three sides. Embroidered overlay with decorative lozenge and rectangles on lateral walls. Weaving elements are bark, a grass Apocynum, so called Indian hemp, and for the decorative lozenges, a commercial yarn in colors. Provided with buckskin drawstring." Flat bag.
Record Last Modified
14 Feb 2025
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Wishram
Accession Date
23 Aug 1935
Accession Number
135869
USNM Number
E374064-0
Object Type
Bag
Place
Spedis, Klickitat County, Washington, United States, North America
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8413000