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Handbag/Purse

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member); inherited by his widow, Marie Walsh Harrington (1907-1986); purchased by MAI from Marie Harrington in 1981.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kickapoo [Oklahoma]
Previous owner
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Marie Walsh Harrington (Marie T. Walsh/Marie W. Harrington/Mrs. Mark Raymond Harrington), Non-Indian, 1907-1986
Seller
Marie Walsh Harrington (Marie T. Walsh/Marie W. Harrington/Mrs. Mark Raymond Harrington), Non-Indian, 1907-1986
Object Name
Handbag/Purse
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Edge beaded , fringed, overlay beadwork
Dimensions
22.5 x 13.8 cm
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
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