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Bag
Native American, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Seneca
1800-1830
Object Place: Eastern (Northeast) Region
Medium/Technique
Wool twill, silk plain weave, cotton plain weave, glass beads
Dimensions
Height x width: 16.2 × 15.9 cm (6 3/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, Frank B. Bemis Fund, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, Edwin E. Jack Fund, Frederick Brown Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Susan Cornelia Warren Fund, Samuel Putnam Avery Fund, Alice M. Bartlett Fund, Jane Marsland and Judith A. Marsland Fund, and Mary E. Moore Gift
Accession Number2018.2985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBeadwork hexagonal bag with pointed flap made of red wool with green silk ribbon binding, and white beadwork edging. Beadwork heart, celestial, and strawberry motifs sewn on to the front and back. Light brown glazed cotton lining may have faded from an orginal green color.
Provenance1995, sold in Jamaica, VT by Turkey Mountain Traders, Scottsdale, AZ to Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo, Rockingham, VT; 2018, sold by Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)