Handbag/purse

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Culture/People: probably Mohawk (attributed)
Previous owner: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969
Donor: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Agnes S. Fogg (1885-1969, a personal friend of George Gustav Heye) for MAI from an unknown source in 1950.
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Place: Connecticut; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/6827
Barcode: 216827.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, ribbon, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, edge beaded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b57a0453-e863-4b6c-8831-e85d7030106d

Record ID: NMAI_231326