Bag
CultureWendat (Huron) or Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), probably Kahawake Mohawk, Quebec, Canada or New York
Dateca. 1850
MediumWool cloth, natural and dyed moosehair, silk ribbon, glass beads, and cotton cord
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 × 6 1/8 inches (14.61 × 15.57 cm)
Credit LineFrom the Estelle and Morton Sosland Collection
Object number2009.41.23
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DescriptionSmall flat pouch with undulating edges ornamented with ribbon and white glass beads enclosing design of floral spray in moose hair embroidery.Published References
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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