Handbag/purse

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Culture/People: Mohawk
Previous owner: Charlotte L. Mitchell (Wootonekanuske/Carlotte Mitchell), Wampanoag, 1848-ca. 1935
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected from Charlotte Mitchell (1848-ca. 1935, Wampanoag) in 1919 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1920.
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Place: Tuscarora Reservation; Niagara County; New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/7124
Barcode: 097124.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, fabric trim
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f4deb2dd-5e1c-43c0-ac52-6de5b096a1a5

Record ID: NMAI_105094