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Object Number
987-16-10/71162
Display Title
Leather Purse
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather purse with leather strap, brass & copper military buttons around edge of one side - 2 of which say "Republica Mexicana" with eagle; decorative metal piece (earring?) with hoop at center of purse.
Inventory Description
Bag, leather, brass buttons around edge, metal ornaments, leather strap
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1825-1850
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Metal, Brass, Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 44.6 x 15.6 x 0.8 cm (17 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
strap 31 cm; 987-16-10/71162
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James Hawks in memory of her husband, James Dudley Hawks II, Class of 1943
Provenance
Collector
Edward Allerton Hawks
(1910-1916)
Donor
Mrs. James Dudley Hawks
(9/23/1987)
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