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Object Number
987-16-10/71166
Display Title
Leather Purse
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather purse, oval in shape. Leather fringe all edges but mouth. One side has tripartite floral design in white & dark blue beads, with thin border of white and few light blue beads. Other side has pattern in white, light blue & dark blue beads of T over inverted U flanked by small white crosses.
Inventory Description
Pouch, blue and white beaded floral and geometric designs, fringed
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 19th century
Culture
- Metis?
- Santee?
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
North America / Canada
North America / Canada
Materials
Leather, Glass, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 16 x 0.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-16-10/71166
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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