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Corn Husk Bag

CultureNez Perce - Yakima, Washington
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumNative hemp, wool, leather, and stroud
DimensionsOverall (without strap): 13 1/4 × 13 5/8 × 1 5/8 inches (33.66 × 34.61 × 4.13 cm)
Overall (with strap): 20 3/4 × 13 5/8 × 1 5/8 inches (52.71 × 34.61 × 4.13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.71
On View
Not on view
DescriptionBag with a fold over flap with a series of stars on the front and a tree of life design on the back.Provenance

Purchased from Navajo Medicine, Kansas City, MO by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), 1971;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.



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