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Ojibwe beaded velvet bag

1505

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Titles: Ojibwe beaded velvet bag (Supplied title)

Description: Ojibwe black velvet purse featuring spot-stitched floral motif on the front using multicolored glass seed beads. The triangular flap closure has pink beaded edging and the handle is decorated with black beads. Inside is lined with brown cambric and black silk fabric.

Dates

  • Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Date range based on time Bishop Whipple spent in Minnesota working for various government commissions for Indian Affairs) (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 1505

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

  • 6 1/4 inches height
  • 5 1/8 inches width
  • 2 5/8 inches length (handle)

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1505

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.