Handbag/purse

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Date created: 1890-1910

Culture/People: Tuscarora

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1952.
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Place: New York; USA

See related items: Tuscarora; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Niagra Falls (Ex14)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/9098
Barcode: 219098.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Velvet, cotton cloth, cotton tape, glass bead/beads, sequins, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
Dimensions: 11 x 6 1/4 x 7/8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6030f6c49-f1e8-40e2-a375-fc2abc9eb33d

Record ID: NMAI_233669