Purse or handbag

Purse or handbag

Purse or handbag

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Introduction

An Anishinaabe quilled bark handbag with hexagonal sides abd silk ribbon handle and decorative knots. Collected by Enos Cutler and transferred from the Andover Newton Theological Seminary, Newton, Massachusetts

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Dimensions: 15 × 14 × 0 cm
Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E53441
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1976 (deposited)
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Andover Newton Theological Society
Collection Narratives and Histories

From Enos T. Cutler, Andover Newton Theological School tag states: "Mush-ke-moot / An Indian bag made by a poor old squaw and exchanged for provisions for her starving children."

GKS Reference Number: 26346
Record Creation Context

Research visit by Ruth Phillips working with Karen Kramer Russell, April 15, 2010

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Research visit by Ruth Phillips working with Karen Kramer Russell, April 15, 2010

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

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