Handbag/purse

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Date created: circa 1871

Culture/People: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Collector: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Previous owner: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Seller: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980

Collection History: Collected by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) in 1929; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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Place: Nova Scotia; Canada

See related items: Mi'kmaq (Micmac); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1479
Barcode: 241479.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, silk cloth, glass bead/beads, thread, cordage
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung, edge beaded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630b56edd-6636-425b-9912-69cbd59409ce

Record ID: NMAI_256749