Handbag/purse

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Date created: 1850-1875

Culture/People: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Previous owner: Mattatuck Museum (Mattatuck Historical Society)
Donor: Mattatuck Museum (Mattatuck Historical Society)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; part of the collections of the Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury, Connecticut) until 1967 when it was donated to MAI by the Mattatuck Museum.
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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: 24/1955
Barcode: 241955.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Handbag/purse
Media/Materials: Velvet, silk cloth, newsprint/newspaper, glass bead/beads, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques: Sewn, lined, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e29316a0-7c2e-4898-863f-ba5e669b36d1

Record ID: NMAI_257620