Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected or purchased from local residents by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) in 1954 during MAI fieldwork sponsored by George Gustav Heye.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Mohawk [Kahnawake]
- Collector
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Expedition sponsor
- George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
- Object Name
- Handbag/purse
- Media/Materials
- Wool cloth, cotton cloth, wool twill tape, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Sewn, overlay beadwork, strung, edge beaded
- Object Type
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
