Handbag/purse

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Culture/People: probably Tuscarora (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1948.
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Place: New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/1015
Barcode: 211015.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69f89c4e3-0866-41d6-a13b-bfa7efa005ef

Record ID: NMAI_225027