Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected from the artist in 1955 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator); purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Mohawk [Kahnawake]
- Artist/Maker
- Mrs. Zachery, Mohawk [Kahnawake], b. ca. 1862
- Previous owner
- Mrs. Zachery, Mohawk [Kahnawake], b. ca. 1862
- Collector
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Previous owner
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Seller
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Date created
- circa 1940
- Object Name
- Handbag/purse
- Media/Materials
- Velvet, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Overlay beadwork
- Object Type
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
