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Bag
Native American, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Seneca
1825-1835
Object Place: Eastern (Northeast) Region
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave, silk plain weave, cotton plain weave, glass beads
Dimensions
Height x width: 17.8 × 16.2 cm (7 × 6 3/8 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 Number2018.2990
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBeadwork hexagonal bag made of black wool with red silk ribbon binding and green silk cinched top. Beadwork designs on front and back include false flags, zigzag borders, scroll and lobed motifs, and celestial or transitional floral motifs. Cotton lining.
Provenance1999, sold by Douglas Deihl (dealer), Northampton, MA to Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo, Rockingham, VT; 2018, sold by Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)