Bag
2003-24-24
From: Alaska | Yakutat (Alaska)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2003-24-24 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | Alaska | Yakutat (Alaska) |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Creator | Minnie Johnson |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Fish Skin | Moose Hide | Cotton | Bead | Felt | Sinew |
| Technique | Sewn | Beaded |
| Iconography | Butterfly | Flower | Leaf |
| Description | Large bag made of the belly skin of a halibut fish with commercially tanned moose hide collar and drawstring; lined in unbleached cotton; skin strips are 4.5" wide and sewn with sinew; tags of collored felt are sewn into the seams; motifs including butterflies, flowers, leaves, seals(?), and the word "Alaska" are beaded onto felt, cut out and sewn to the bag; collar is hand sewn with the cotton cord. Made by Minnie Johnson |
| Length | 45 |
| Width | 34 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Catharine McClellan, 2003 |
| Other Number | 235 - Other Number |
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