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Cornhusk bag

1890–1910

Object PlaceIdaho

Medium/TechniqueWoven cornhusk

DimensionsHeight x width: 45.7 × 34.3 cm (18 × 13 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of the Estate of David Rockefeller from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller

Accession number2018.254

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ClassificationsBasketry

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Americas

ProvenanceProbably 1926, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (b. 1874 - d. 1960), New York and Seal Harbor, ME; 1961, acquired from the estate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., by his sons, Nelson A. Rockefeller (b. 1908 - d. 1979) and David Rockefeller (b. 1915 - d. 2017); 1973, ownership acquired fully by David Rockefeller, New York and Seal Harbor; 2018, gift of the estate of David Rockefeller to the MFA. (Accession date: June 19, 2018)