Drawstring evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1940-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black and silver beaded drawstring bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a pouch shaped bag with the surface covered in small black beads with geometric designs formed out of small silver beads. The design across the middle of the bag is a row of narrow diamond shapes outlined in silver with a small triangle inside the top point of each diamond. There is a grid pattern in silver lines under the diamond shapes. The top hem of the bag also has a silver grid pattern. The pouch has a drawstring top with a grosgrain ribbon threaded through it. The bottom of the bag ends in two triangular points with a black and silver fringe. The two points have a small silver and black check pattern on them. The bag is lined in black fabric. There are no tags or makers marks. There are several loose beads and threads around the top hem.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.13.1.77
objectType: label: Type
content: purses (bags)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: beads on cloth , ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 11/16 × 7 5/16 in. (22 × 18.5 cm)