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CultureIroquois, New York or Ontario
Dateca. 1850
MediumWool cloth and glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/8 × 9/16 × 6 3/16 inches (28.26 × 1.43 × 15.72 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the American Indian Deaccession Fund and gift of David Harvey
Object number2016.82.1
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DescriptionCloth purse with top opening, beaded fringe loops along the bottom edge, and double fabric handles. Embellished on both sides with beadwork panels, one side consists of a bird, flowers, and a butterfly, the other panel with flowers only.ProvenanceDavid Harvey, Urbandale, Iowa;
Purchase-Gift/Bargain Sale to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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