Culture/People:

Tuscarora  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Inez Greene, Tuscarora, 1891-1971  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB agent:

Nancy Engle, Non-Indian  Search this

IACB source:

Inez Greene, Tuscarora, 1891-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Coin purse

Media/Materials:

Velvet, glass bead/beads, satin

Techniques:

Stitched, overlay beadwork

Dimensions:

9.1 x 7 x 6.1 cm

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Lewiston; Niagara County; New York; USA

Date created:

1969

Collection History:

Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artist on behalf of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/8571

Barcode:

258571.000

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Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec5ec965-c26c-4bda-b732-9cb07864c7a9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_274517