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Handbag/Purse

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  • Handbag/Purse
  • Handbag/Purse

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Yakama (Yakima)

    Collection History

    Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1951.

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    Date created

    circa 1920

    Catalog Number

    21/8041

    Barcode

    218041.000

    Object Type

    Bags/Pouches (and parts)

    Object Name

    Handbag/Purse

    Media/Materials

    Cotton canvas, wool cloth, velveteen, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, cotton thread

    Techniques

    Sewn, overlay beadwork

    Dimensions

    33 x 25 cm

    Place

    Washington; USA

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    Yakama (Yakima)
    Bags/Pouches (and parts)

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670797426-2323-4169-8cf5-1b70f3f3a166

    Record ID

    NMAI_232406

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