Dakota sewing bag

Titles: Dakota sewing bag (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota leather envelope bag, lane-stitch decorated with yellow, pink and blue, glass seed beads, circa the early 20th century. The top corners feature metal cones with remains of orange dyed horsehair inserts. An inscription inside the bag, written by hand in ink, reads: "Presented to Mrs. Whipple/ June 1902/ by Nagiyuhewin/ Mrs. Moore."

Dates

• Not later than 06/1902 (Presented to Mrs. Whipple by Nagiyuhewin (Mrs. Moore), June 1902.) (Use)

Creation

• received by: Whipple, Evangeline Marrs Simpson
• presented by: Moore, Mrs.
• collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1876

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

• 8 1/2 inches height
• 11 7/8 inches width
• 7 5/8 inches length (top opening)

Subjects

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