Purse
91-22-10
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-10 |
| 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 | Fiber | Glass | Metal |
| Description | Fold-over purse- red cotton exterior with beige edging pinkish-beige cloth interior. Heavy coiled beadwork- leaves in clear, light blue, red, yellow, and green rocaille beads and smoke cylinder beads; flanked by double undulating line of clear rocaille beads. Spiralling rocaille bead chain along edge; looped fringe of rocaille beads on front. Metal hook and eye closure- eye missing. |
| Height | 9.4 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Thickness | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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