Plateau Native Corn Husk Bag with Dyed Husk and Wool Decoration, c. Early 1900s ginkgo leaves but in case not evident

but in case not evident there is a sort of carved bolt that extends from one of the architectural cages to the next

and then snake coiled below that

A Happening at the American Arts Center” (1963)

with a chandelier hanging right over it

with lots of use left in it should one want to put some chalk to it

Plateau Native Corn Husk Bag with Dyed Husk and Wool Decoration, c. Early 1900s ginkgo leaves but in case not evidentI can't remember where I first saw a twined Plateau Native "corn husk" bag of this type (typically described as Nez Perce, but made by other indigenous people of the Columbia Plateau region as well, including Yakama and Umatilla) I believe in a museum collection, and I remember finding it just about the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Since then I've held a special reverence for them (and I'm not the only, these tend to be highly prized) so when I