Handbag/purse

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Culture/People: probably Tuscarora (attributed)
Previous owner: Colonel Charles Austin Booth, Non-Indian, 1850-1928; Henry Howard Booth (Harry Booth), Non-Indian, 1874-1931; Jane B. Miller (Jane Elizabeth Booth/Mrs. Lee S. Miller), Non-Indian, 1905-1958
Lender: Jane B. Miller (Jane Elizabeth Booth/Mrs. Lee S. Miller), Non-Indian, 1905-1958

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Colonel Charles Austin Booth (1850-1928, US Army Infantry); inherited by his son, Henry Howard "Harry" Booth (1874-1931) and subsequently by Harry Booth's daughter Jane Booth Miller (Mrs. Lee S. Miller, 1905-1958); lent to MAI by Mrs. Miller in 1931 and never reclaimed.
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Place: New York; USA

See related items: Tuscarora; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/5773
Barcode: 185773.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Velvet, glass bead/beads, ribbon
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, raised beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68be2367e-a506-4849-bb95-56feac8446b3

Record ID: NMAI_198687