Cornhusk bags of the Plateau Indians / Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum.

Series:

University of Chicago Press text/fiche

A University of Chicago Press text/fiche

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum.

Indian baskets--North America--Washington (State).

Indian baskets.

North America.

Washington (State).

Indian baskets--North America--Great Basin.

Cornhusk craft.

Physical Description:

v, 27 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm & 4 color microfiche (11 x 15 cm.) in pocket.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1976]

Summary:

'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.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages 11-12.

ISBN:

0226689875

OCLC:

2137023