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Object Number
2008.15.1
Display Title
Puzzle bag, red with black bead trim
Descriptions
Object Description
Puzzle bag of red kid leather with black bead trim and applied beaded symbol. Four "earth domes" represent the four directions. Semicardinal directions are marked with the Tree of Life. The central red dot represents the spiritual force of the universe. White dots represent people.
Bag does not open; hangs on belt.
Inventory Description
Bag, red hide, black beaded trim, central beaded design, cut out top
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
8/2008 or earlier
Artist
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel
Culture
- Mohegan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Connecticut
Materials
Leather, Glass, Thread
Dimensions
Overall: 12.9 x 11 x 1 cm (5 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008.15.1
Credit Line
Gift of Diana Loren
Provenance
Donor
Rachel Sayet
(8/2008)
Donor
Dr. Diana Loren
(8/2008 - 9/29/08)
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