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Object Name	bag
Tribe	Omaha
Object Type	bag or pouch
Description	See notes
Museum	Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Catalog Number	2204
Primary Material	yarn or plant fiber
Subject	clothing/personal
Year of Coll/Manuf	1898ca
Notes	The U'-zhi-ha or bag used by women. That seen in the picture is of native weaving. In earlier days fiber from the nettle was woven but this has been superceded by the yarns of the white people, and weaving in the tribe is now confined to the making of sashes, garters, and these bags used by the women. Bags of skin were also the receptacle of sewing materials"(La Flesche 1898:26).
Provenance	Francis La Flesche
State of Coll/Manuf	Nebraska
Collection	Omaha Indian Heritage Project