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ProvenanceWilliam Channing, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.54.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 47.
Culture
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Bag
Datec. 1850-1870
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (13.3 × 14 cm)
Object numberT0697
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextIn the early 1800s, Haudenosaunee women began to offer beaded bags with floral and abstract imagery for sale to non-Natives, particularly travelers and tourists who visited Niagara Falls. Both the end of the War of 1812 and the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 contributed to the dynamics of this new activity. Although the majority of bags were sold, Haudenosaunee women also wore the purses to accompany the beaded finery of their skirts, leggings and moccasins.ProvenanceWilliam Channing, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.54.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 47.
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