Handbag/Purse
name: label: Culture/People
content: Menominee (Menomini)
label: Collector
content: Dr. Paul B. Carter (Paul Branch Carter), Non-Indian, 1860-1919
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Paul B. Carter (Paul Branch Carter), Non-Indian, 1860-1919
label: Previous owner
content: Georgia O. Carr (Georgia Orra Carter/Mrs. William P. Carr), Non-Indian, 1865-1916
label: Previous owner
content: U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History)
label: Previous owner
content: Joel Prescott Heatwole, Non-Indian, 1856-1910
label: Previous owner
content: East Side Settlement House
label: Donor
content: East Side Settlement House
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Dr. Paul Branch Carter (1860-1919) when he lived on the Menominee Reservation circa 1900; given by Dr. Carter to his sister Georgia Orra Carter Carr (Mrs. William P. Carr, 1865-1916); purchased by the US National Museum (later the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History) from Georgia Carr in 1901; exchanged by the US National Museum to Joel Prescott Heatwole (1856-1910, a US Congressman) in 1902; acquired by the East Side Settlement House (a New York City social service organization) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by the East Side Settlement House in 1969.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Wisconsin; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Menominee (Menomini)
label: See related items
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/3136
label: Barcode
content: 243136.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Handbag/Purse
label: Media/Materials
content: Glass bead/beads, cordage, wool yarn
label: Techniques
content: Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork, tasseled, sewn