E0975: Woven Bag; Rectangular

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0975
Classification Category:
7:Distribution & Transportation Artifacts ➞ Container
Materials:
botanical ➔ fiber
Dimensions:
36.5 cm L
9 cm W
32.5 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Source Locality:
Madagascar
Description:
Rectangular woven bag. It is brown and tang with zig zag lines and large squares as designs.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)