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Beaded purse

Maker Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk

Datec. 1840s -1870s

MediumGlass beads, cotton, cloth, velvet, cotton, cardboard stiffener, brown paper pattern

Dimensions5 3/4” H x 5 1/2” W

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

Object numberNA2011.30.HOW

DescriptionBeaded velvet purse with two flaps with floral design repeated on front and back consisting of a large bronze and gold flower, a large clear and white flower, and a small red and pink flower with green stems and blue leaves on body. Pink and red flower with green stems and one clear and white large leaf and one blue leaf with a bronze and yellow center on each flap, which are edged with white beads. Red fabric trim and bronze loops around body.

ClassificationsPersonal Accessories

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