Root Gathering Bag

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Description: 

Twined, medium sized, soft cylinder, cornhusk bag. Hemp and cotton weft at top and base, balance cornhusk. Multiple, bird and human figures. Buckskin binding at top. Round section of cardboard inside bag to give it rounded shape. Reverse diagonal (left). Eight stitches per inch., height: 8 5/8"; Diameter: 6 3/4"

Protocol: 
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Public Access, Warm Springs Community Public Access
Community: 
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Category: 
Artistry and Artifacts
Original Date Description: 
1890-1903
Creator: 
Wasco-Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Maker, Southern Plateau-Sahaptin, culture group, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Maker
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Copyright for permission to reproduce Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture/Eastern Washington State Historical Society Spokane, Washington
Source: 
AI Collection
Publisher: 
EWSHS/MAC
Identifier: 
MAC_25709
Subject: 
Plateau, Wasco, Storage (Tools & Equipment->Container), Craft (Tools & Equipment), Carrying & Storage (Personal Artifact->Personal Gear)
Type: 
Image
Format: 
JPEG
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Cultural Narrative: 

This has a bird design and the men look like they have a stick in their hand. Arlita Rhoan

They could be seagulls, they don't look like the thunderbird, also there are geese. Valerie Switzler

Title: 
Root Gathering Bag
Protocol: 
Warm Springs Community Public Access
Community: 
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Category: 
Artistry and Artifacts
Contributor: 
Arlita Rhoan, Valerie Switzler
Identifier: 
MAC_25709_WS