Native American objects

Jar clay and pigment
Pueblo, Southwestern USA
6” x 7”
19^th – 20^th Century






Jar clay and pigment
Pueblo, Southwestern USA
6” x 7”
19^th – 20^th Century

 

Corn husk bag
corn husks with geometric designs
Nez Perce, USA
19” x 14”
Flat bags are unique to the Columbia Plateau area.
 Nez Perce weaving was sought after trade items.
 In later years, these bags were fashioned
with brightly colored false embroidery
 of cornhusk, wool or acrylic yarn.



Hopi Wedding Sash
unbleached cotton & corn husk
Hopi, Southwestern USA
96” x 4.75”
early 20^th Century
The tassels of the Hopi wedding sash,
 also known as a Hopi rain sash, represent
 rain and the corn harvest.



Metate and Pestle
Stone
culture unknown
18” x 12” x 5”
prehistoric
 This prehistoric grinding stone was
a common tool in Native American cultures
 used to grind corn.






Double-ended pestle
wood
Iroquois: Seneca, northeastern USA
45.5” x 3.75”
Early 20^th Century