Handbag/purse

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Culture/People: Tuscarora
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in England in 1933 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Ontario, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/4948
Barcode: 184948.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Velveteen, cotton cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, sequins, thread
Techniques: Sewn, lined, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, edge beaded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67d6a754a-1ced-4a95-860c-3d5d9af60e6b

Record ID: NMAI_197395