A small Native American made purse or pouch of black velvet and edged with red fabric tape and white beads. beaded motifs in shades of white, clearn, red, green, pink, including abstract sun on back,and mail flap style closure.
purses (ladies' accessories)
textiles
beadwork
beading (process)
glass (material)
solid velvet
cotton (textile)
cotton (fiber)
pouches
coin purses
bags (costume accessories)
Bag, Carrying
Purse
Unidentified Textile
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
1938.1162
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