Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Cornmeal bag
Date: Late 1800s
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
23.5 × 12.1 cm (9 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Medium: leather, deer | quills | horsehair
Credit Line: Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1963.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.M492
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit April 6 and 7, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 1”): This is a cornmeal bag that would be used during ceremonies, but it can also be used as an item of personal adornment. During use in a ceremony, and it would only be used by men. Similar pouches are still used today, but they are now all beaded; there are no Zuni people currently doing quillwork. This pouch is made of buckskin, horse hair, and quills. The pouch may be made available to anyone for research, photography, and publication. It has no special handling or storage requirements.
In Collection(s)
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