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Beaded Pouch

Mohawk, 1879

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Mohawk

Beaded Pouch

Mohawk, 1879

Physical Qualities Velveteen, glass beads, cloth, metal, 6 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 1/4 in. (16.8 x 15.4 x 0.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Irene Gulck and Bequest of Florence Reese Winslow, by exchange with the Denver Art Museum
Object Number 1953.4.7
Front and back made of brown velveteen. Floral designs in multi-colored beads with similar pattern on both sides. Pouch is flat, oval shaped, has flaps at top. Border in red cloth with strands of beads attached. Red cloth
The Baltimore Museum of Art by exchange, 1953; Denver Art Museum by gift; Estate of General William C. Brown (Denver).
'A Shared Tradition: Native North American Beadwork,' BMA, Aug. 7, 1990-Jan. 20, 1991.

Inscribed: BIro-190G written under one flap; transcription confirmed by DAM catalogue card.

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2000–2000

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