Small beaded purse made by Native American from Plains; red wool twill ground with green silk tape border; beadwork in blues, white, and black outlining shape of flap closure; beadwork outlining body, front and back in geometric pattern. Blue cotton lining; hook and eye closure; oblong hexagonal shape.
coin purses
accessories
cotton (textile)
twill
wool (textile)
beads (pierced objects)
Bag, Carrying
Purse
Purse, Change
Purse, Change
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.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6922
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