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Object Number
985-27-10/60535
Display Title
Beaded bag with strap. Tinkler yarn fringe at top & bottom
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded bag. Looks similar to a bandolier bag. Back of cloth with wide cloth strip or bag for a horse. Front and strap covered with geometric designs in beads on green stroud cloth. Strap lined with floral pattern cloth. Some tinkler fringe with yarn tuffs across front top and bottom of bag.
Inventory Description
Bag, square with red string fringes, thick strap, elaborately decorated with gla
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1840-1859
Culture
- Delaware
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 70 x 44 x 0.5 cm (27 9/16 x 17 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60535
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1900-01/01/1950)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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