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Object Number
995-29-10/73433
Display Title
Black velveteen purse with raised beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Purse from early 1910 or before, constructed of two pieces of short pile black velveteen with a cardboard interlining for stiffening, and a lining of scarlet glazed cotton. The bottom edge is rounded and the top narrows to 11.5 cm. The opening is covered by a flap, folded over 6.5 cm, with a pointed tip, an extension of the back piece. A metal hook and loop fastener is sewn on the flap and the front of the bag. There is no cloth binding, but all edges are covered by clear seed beads in a diagonal "rolled stitch." Bordering the bottom of the front are round "flowers" (.75 cm in diameter) in highly raised beadwork sewn over paper patterns. These are in clear seed beads with two colored seed beads in the center of each. On the right half of the flap is an animal 5.5 cm l[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Purse, black velvet, beadwork zoomorphic figures, fringe, strap and 1909 on f
Classification
- Purse
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1909
Culture
- Tuscarora
- Tuscarora
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Ontario
North America / United States / New York
North America / United States / New York
Additional Geographic Terms
Niagara Falls
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 14.7 x 1.7 cm (5 7/8 x 5 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73433
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Provenance
Estate of Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
('50's - 1993)
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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