Dakota beaded leather bag

Titles: Dakota beaded leather bag (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota leather drawstring pouch, spot-stitch decorated with glass seed beads in floral design, circa the early 20th century or earlier. The opening edges are scalloped and the bag features leather fringe along outer seam. Slip inside reads, "Mrs. H.B. Whipple from Hannah Wells."

Dates

• Not later than 1902 (Presented to Mrs. Whipple, June 1902.) (Use)

Creation

• presented by: Wells, Hannah
• received by: Whipple, Mrs. Henry Benjamin
• collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1875

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 5.5 inches height
• 3 7/8 inches width
• 1 inch length (fringe, average)

Subjects

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