The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Bag
1850–1900
Overall: 30.5 x 20.4 cm (12 x 8 1/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
This colorful bag is beaded on both sides. On one side, the flowers resemble the sun, which native peoples of the Woodlands regard as the supreme spirit; the visual parallel is probably intentional. On the other side, a different plant symmetrically spreads its leaves and flowers across a dark, contrasting ground.- Clarke, Victoria. Flower: Exploring the World in Bloom. London; New York : Phaidon Press Limited, 2020. Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 83
- Gallery 231 - Native North American Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27, 2018-August 26, 2019).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1956.831