Athabascan Octopus Bag
Indigenous North American (Athabascan)
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The Athabascan Octopus Bag is a traditional decorative and functional object created by Athabascan Indigenous peoples of interior Alaska and northwestern Canada. These bags are renowned for their intricate beadwork, often featuring stylized floral or geometric motifs executed in glass seed beads on hide or cloth, and represent a significant tradition of women's artistic craft. Historically traded and gifted, examples appear regularly at auction as prized examples of Native North American material culture.
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