Handbag/purse

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Culture/People: Seneca [Oklahoma]
Previous owner: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973; Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2172
Barcode: 242172.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d3747b6a-d4ac-4312-aca9-3c03af705e04

Record ID: NMAI_257456