Octopus bag

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Culture/People: Paiute

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1870; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1920.
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Place: White Pine City; White Pine County; Nevada; USA

See related items: Paiute; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/85
Barcode: 100085.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Octopus bag
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Sewn, loom beadwork, strung
Dimensions: 38 x 21 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61f63ba64-7aae-4c50-8e22-1e2f0b4ec176

Record ID: NMAI_107997