Culture/People:

Seneca [Oklahoma]  Search this

Previous owner:

David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this

Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-  Search this

Object Name:

Handbag/purse

Media/Materials:

Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.

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Catalog Number:

24/2172

Barcode:

242172.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d3747b6a-d4ac-4312-aca9-3c03af705e04

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_257456