Handbag/Purse
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1860
name: label: Culture/People
content: Penobscot
label: Previous owner
content: Family of Nelson, Penobscot
label: Collector
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
label: Previous owner
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
label: Seller
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected from members of the Nelson family (Penobscot) by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) in 1930; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Indian Island; Old Town; Penobscot County; Maine; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Maine Islands
label: Island Name
content: Indian Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Penobscot
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: 24/1499
label: Barcode
content: 241499.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Handbag/Purse
label: Media/Materials
content: Wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, edge beaded