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Beaded Purse
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| Accession #: | 2962.137 |
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| Title: | Beaded Purse |
| Object Type: | Purse |
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| Physical Description: | Beaded purse; transparent seed beads of brown, gold, white, blue, red, yellow, green, and purple form abstract design. The purse has a tortoise shell clasp, cord handle, and brown satin lining. The fringe is beaded with loops of brown and a pattern of red with blue, green, or yellow. |
| Description: | Beaded evening bags have been popular accessories for many decades. The Museum Collection preserves over 150 purses - made of leather, mesh, embroidery, yarn and sequin - in addition to dozens of Plateau Indian beaded bags. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Beaded Bag (Personal Artifact->Personal Gear->Carrying & Storage), Purse (Personal Artifact->Personal Gear->Carrying & Storage), Women (Women)
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| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 9 x 7 3/16"
fringe 2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
bead (Material)
tortishell (Material)
satin (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Museum Transfer, Fort Wright Historical Museum, 1983 |
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