DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Raised beadwork purse
NamePurse
CultureMohawk, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Date1924
Place madeKahnawake Reserve, QUEBEC, Canada, North America
MediumVelveteen, glass beads, cotton, thread
Dimensions4 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 2 9/16 in. (11.5 × 13 × 6.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald and Vicki Sullivan, A.2016.10.9
Object numberA.2016.10.9
DescriptionSmall beaded purse ornamented with glass beads with a bird and squirrel, a floral motif and date 1924 on the sides . Glass beads with kaleidoscope design. Beads vary in color: white, green, yellow, blue, pink.
1920-1972
20th century
