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"Whimsy" purse
"Whimsy" purse
Object number2011.34.32

"Whimsy" purse

CultureHaudenosaunee (Iroquois)
MediumCloth and beads
Dimensions2 1/2 x 3 in. (6.35 x 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift from the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Louise Arbia
On View
Not on view
Period19th c / 20th c
Classification(s)
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Boot whimsy, “From Niagara Falls” with bird and flower design
Currently Unidentified
c. 1890-1900
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Three-sided pinch purse with flower design
Currently Unidentified
c. 1890
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Striped Floral Beaded Purse
Currently Unidentified
c. 1880-1890
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Beaded pouch
Currently Unidentified
c. 1880
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Pincushion with star above eagle holding arrow and two American flags
Currently Unidentified
1880s-1890s
Culture: Indigenous [Americas]
Souvenir pillow (From Niagara Falls)
Currently Unidentified
c. 1850
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Beaded panel
Currently Unidentified
1880s
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Beaded belt
Currently Unidentified
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Beaded pouch
Currently Unidentified
1880s-1890s
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Currently Unidentified
c. 1890
Culture: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Gadrooned vessel with tripod parrot feet
Currently Unidentified
Nd
Culture: Mesoamerican (Colima)
Frog effigy vessel
Currently Unidentified
c. 100 BCE
Culture: Pre-Colombian