1961.61

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Details

ID Number

1961.61

Category

Personal Artifacts

Sub-category

clothing - accessory

Item Name

purse

Materials

LEATHER, UNKNOWN BEADS

Measurements

overall: 4 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in

Description

Beaded outer cover; cloth backed; leather ties and belt loop

History

It has been suggested that this beadwork is either Plains or possibly Northeastern Woodlands, and the lettering may be a variant of Cree Syllabis.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Art subject

Indians / Indiens subject

Natives subject

Women / Femmes subject

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