Culture/People:

Mi'kmaq (Micmac)  Search this

Object Name:

Handbag/purse

Media/Materials:

Birchbark, porcupine quills, metal wire, glass bead/beads, spruce root

Techniques:

Quill embroidered, overlay beadwork, strung

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Nova Scotia; Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1918.

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Catalog Number:

8/6252

Barcode:

086252.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67d245499-ee0f-4f27-b904-3f1e33ca0866

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_93088