Purse
91-22-14
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-14 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Iroquois |
| Provenience | United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1837-1901 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cardboard | Wool | Glass | Metal |
| Description | Small purse with cardboard body covered by red wool on exterior, blue wool on exterior sides and beige cloth on interior. Leaves and flowers of clear rocaille blue rocaille and smoke cylinder beads. 3 triple loops of beads hang from bottom. Coiled bead edging. Handle is a double length of clear rocaille beads twisted. |
| Height | 8.6 cm |
| Length | 11.4 cm |
| Thickness | 4.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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