Culture/People:

Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

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

Object Name:

Handbag/purse

Media/Materials:

Plastic, imitation/faux leather, glass bead/beads, zipper, imitation hair, paint

Techniques:

Commercially produced/manufactured, mold-made, fringed, sewn, braided, strung, painted

Dimensions:

30.5 x 13.5 x 3.6 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

USA

Date created:

1960-1980

Collection History:

Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI. In addition to collecting and encouraging Native arts, IACB also acquired items that exploited Native designs and used them in educational exhibits to demonstrate the differences between authentic Indian work and imitations.

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Catalog Number:

26/1885

Barcode:

261885.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b0d2a23-d295-4268-9af3-b045f04ac4cc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_277992