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purse
Object Type
purse
Museum number
Am,+.4635
Description
Purse (with thongs) made of leather, beads, quills (porcupine).
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Jicarilla
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
William A Baker
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
New Mexico (state)
Materials
leather
porcupine quill
Technique
beadwork
Dimensions
Length:
41 centimetres
Width:
16.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
See Christy Correspondence: List of items 'On approval' sent to C H Read by W A Baker, 19 July 1889 'No. 1 Apache Purse, New Mexico. £3. 0. 0'
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1889
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am,+.4635
Additional IDs
CDMS number:
Am1889C2.4635
(old CDMS no.)