Nayarit Standing "Marriage Couple" Sally Bag likely hop string

likely hop string

The box is in excellent condition with some silver loss on the front face of the lid and on two of the small compartment lids inside

These boxes come from the Maranaw

which was woven along the Oregon and Washington Coast from the area around the mouth of the Columbia River to as far north as the Quinault

Nayarit Standing "Marriage Couple" Sally Bag likely hop stringIxtlan del Rio style couple standing on broad oversized feet. The male is wearing a conical hat and holding a symbol of rank in his raised right hand. He is wearing a bracelet on his left arm, a nose ornament, and hoop earrings, as well as a crescent shaped ornament below his neck. There is extensive black painting on his face as well as on his body. The female is holding a bowl on her right shoulder and is wearing bracelets on her upper arms, a nose