Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by Margaret Sawyer (Eastern Band of Cherokee); collected from her by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) in 1938; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Eastern Band of Cherokee
- Previous owner
- Margaret Sawyer, Eastern Band of Cherokee
- 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
- Object Name
- Handbag/Purse
- Media/Materials
- Glass bead/beads, clothing snaps
- Techniques
- Loom beadwork
- Object Type
- Bags/Pouches (and parts)
