Woven mat with American flag designs

late 19th to early 20th century

First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat

Red cedar bark, bear grass, commercial dyes

7 7/16 in. (18.89 cm)

L.: 9 13/16 in.

Gift of Thomas and Margaretta Reid

92.123

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, American Art: The Stories We Carry, Oct. 20, 2022 - ongoing.

Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.

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