Charm Bag
CultureGreat Lakes, probably Meskwaki, Iowa
Dateca. 1890
MediumGlass beads, thread, and cotton cloth
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 1/4 inches (6.67 × 8.26 × 0.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of David and Linda Cook
Object number2017.53
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DescriptionSmall, finger-woven beaded bag with mythic figures, hunters, thunderers and other designs on either side.ProvenanceAdolph Spohr (1889-1966), Chicago, IL
David and Linda Cook, David Cook Fine Art, Denver, CO
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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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