Handbag/purse

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Date created: 1890-1910

Culture/People: probably Tuscarora (attributed)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/553
Barcode: 220553.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Velveteen, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
Dimensions: 7.25 x 11 x 3/4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b5d0a0d6-0633-4bf4-879c-638efb7f13da

Record ID: NMAI_235024