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Viola Morris Corn Husk Bag

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Weaving Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Viola Morris Corn Husk Bag
SOLD
475.00USD+ (118.75) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 Jan 20 @ 16:47UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Woven corn husk and yarn bag by Viola Morris. This bag is new, never used. Stitching is different on each side. 9" x 8.5". Viola Morris was a very well known Nez Perce artist. Nez Perce traditionally fashioned decorated bags and clothing. Twined bags, frequently called cornhusk bags, are an art unique to indigenous groups of the Plateau region of North America. Weavers use the false embroidery twining technique to create patterns and motifs. This is done during the actual weaving, by wrapping a strand of decorative material (cornhusk, yarn) around the outside weft as it crosses over the warp. The later bags of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries are almost always completely covered in false embroidery because they were used more as handbags. One of the most characteristic features of these bags is the distinction of two different designs on each face of the bag. The weavers were thus creating two different designs at once, and because of this no two bags look alike. Date: Location: Idaho HWAC# 56820