Cornhusk Bags of the Plateau Indians

Name: Cornhusk Bags of the Plateau Indians
Price: 77.99 USD
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ISBN: 9780226689876

ISBN-10: 0226689875

ISBN-13: 9780226689876

Edition: 1976

Authors: Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum Staff

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"Cornhusk bag" is the popular name for a distinctive type of handwoven bag made by the Indian women of the Columbia and Snake River Plateau. Once a thriving craft, the weaving of cornhusk bags had almost disappeared by the middle of the twentieth century, and it has been only within the last few years that the tradition was revived by the Indians in an effort to preserve an awareness of their cultural heritage. Drawn from the resources of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society, this collection of 170 bags is a representative display of the variety of designs that characterize this native craft tradition. No two patterns are the same--they are improvised as the bags are woven--and…

Book details

List price: $72.00
Copyright year: 1976
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/1/1976
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 32
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.132

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