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Beaded box

Maker Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk

DateLate 19th or early 20th C, Pre-1917

MediumGlass beads, cloth

Dimensions2 1/2” (w/out loops) H x 3 5/8” W

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2011.41.LMA

DescriptionBox purse in purple velvet and gold fabric. Extensive edging and many loop drops in clear beads. A clear bead diamond pattern and central circle on all sides . The front and back have blue, pink, green, and gold beads at the corners of the diamonds while the sides have blues, pink, and gold with no colored beads at the bottom point. Pink and blue on the top. Clear sprengperlen beads at the upper sides, at the centers of circles, and forming a hanger.

ClassificationsPersonal Accessories

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