Handbag/purse

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Culture/People: probably Seneca (attributed)
Previous owner: Valdemar T. Hammer (V. T. Hammer), Non-Indian, 1869-1935
Possible seller: Valdemar T. Hammer (V. T. Hammer), Non-Indian, 1869-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Valdemar T. Hammer (1869-1935, a Connecticut manufacturer and collector of Egyptian antiquities); purchased by MAI in 1933, possibly from Valdemar Hammer.
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Place: Ontario, Québec, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/4838
Barcode: 184838.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, edge beaded
Dimensions: 17.80 x 17.10 x 1.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61a77e899-78f4-42b2-8e9e-40fd77fe08d4

Record ID: NMAI_197341