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Beaded medal pouch

Maker Unknown, Onöndowa’ga:’ (Seneca)?

Datec. 1810s - 1830s

MediumGlass beads, cloth

Dimensions3 3/8” H x 4 1/8” W

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNA2011.19.HOW

DescriptionSmall black velvet medal pouch with flat top, round edge, and triangular flap. Three sizes of beads blues, pink, dark red, yellow, green, gold, and white. Principle ornamentation is concentric rows of solid beads. Vegetal form at the center front, green moth? on flap, multicolored moth? on back. Largest white beads used as edging.

ClassificationsPersonal Accessories

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