Culture/People

possibly Northern Athabascan (attributed)

Donor

Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020

Previous owner

Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012

Object Name

Coin purse

Media/Materials

Caribou hide/skin

Techniques

Sewn

Dimensions

12.0 x 7.3 x 6.2 cm

Object Type

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place

Western Subarctic; Alaska; Canada, USA (inferred)

Date created

1985-2010

Collection History

Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and probably received as a gift in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.

Catalog Number

26/9095

Barcode

269095.000

See related items

Northern Athabascan

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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