Cleveland Museum of Art

Bag

Date

1850–1900

Medium

beadwork on cloth

Culture

Plains or Northeastern Woodlands, Nehiyawak (Cree) or Metis People

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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