Canoe purse. Small, mauve velvet, canoe-shaped purse, heavily beaded with clear beads. Beads are attached around upper edges and ends, in horizontal decorations on both sides of canoe. One side has five light blue beads inside circles of clear beads, and there are three triple strand loops of beads hanging from the bottom. There is a piece of paper (part b) rolled up and tied with a light blue ribbon (part c) that fits inside the canoe opening. The paper has a story printed on one side, titled "The Legend of the Maid of the Mist".

• Cultural Context

  Tourist item that would have been sold in Niagara Falls.

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• Type of Item purse
• Culture Haudenosaunee
• Material fibre, plastic, glass, paper, ink
• Measurements height 12.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 3.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Ruth Phillips
• Received from Ruth Phillips

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• Made in Niagara Falls

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• Ownership Date before March 5, 2024
• Acquisition Date on March 5, 2024

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• Item Classes beadwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3660/0045 a-c