Handbag/purse

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Date created: 1965

Culture/People: Seminole
Artist/Maker: Mary Jane Billie, Seminole
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Seminole Arts and Crafts Center

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Seminole Arts and Crafts Center (Hollywood, Florida) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Big Cypress Reservation; Hendry County; Florida; USA

See related items: Seminole; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5490
Barcode: 255490.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Palmetto fiber, grass, embroidery floss, cotton cloth, thread
Techniques: Coiled, sewn, patchwork, laced
Dimensions: 25 x 22 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614678522-d6a9-412a-9328-c88907e6c392

Record ID: NMAI_271355