Cornhusk bag

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

This bag was made as a present for Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail (1903-1981), one of the first Native American registered nurses. She was a member of the class of 1927, at the Franklin County Public Hospital of Nursing in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

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Details

Item typePersonal Objects
CreatorUnidentified
Datecirca 1950
PlaceWashington
TopicNative American
EraCounterculture, Civil Rights, and Cold War, 1946–1989
MaterialAnimal Product; Plant Product
Process/FormatWoven
Catalog #1999.15.16
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Unidentified. Cornhusk bag. ca. 1950. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-15-16/. Accessed on December 21, 2024.

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