Handbag/Purse
date: label: Date created
content: 1890-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Minnesota Chippewa (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
label: Previous owner
content: Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
label: Previous owner
content: Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999
label: Donor
content: Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected between 1899 and 1903 by Thisba Hutson Morgan (1872-1966), wife of Bureau of Indian Affairs employee Howell Morgan (1863-1952), who was stationed at Leech Lake, Minnesota; inherited by their son Cecil Morgan (1898-1999); donated to MAI by Cecil Morgan in 1983.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Leech Lake Reservation; Cass County, Beltrami County, Hubbard County, Itasca County; Minnesota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Minnesota Chippewa
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: 25/392
label: Barcode
content: 250392.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Handbag/Purse
label: Media/Materials
content: Velveteen, glass bead/beads, thread
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, overlay beadwork
label: Dimensions
content: 12 x 12 cm