A Native American made brown velvet handbag, beaded design in red, yellow, blue, green, and white. Edged with red linen. Small pocket on outside underneath flaps.
purses (ladies' accessories)
accessories
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
beads (pierced objects)
linen (material)
velvet (fabric weave)
glass (material)
purses (ladies' accessories)
Native American
Bag, Carrying
Purse
Beads
Velvet
Linen
Beaded
Purse
Made by an unidentified Native American artist. Artists combined their skills in traditional beading with contemporary fashions to create souvenirs for sale at tourist destinations, on reservations, and at world's fairs among others. Indigenous beading is still done today. Creating these souvenirs helped perpetuate vital Native cultural heritage.
Unknown
1932.2662
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