Beaded cloth bag. Small vase-shaped bag with dense beading on both sides depicting a floral motif in pinks, blues, yellows, white and clear. The beads are stitched on to a black pile velvet fabric. There is red fabric sewn around the edges, and there is a fringe of clear beads hanging in loops from the red fabric edge. There is a rounded flap at the top of the bag on both sides of the opening. There are white beads sewn along the edge of each flap in a zigzag pattern, in addition to the floral motif. Underneath the flap on one side is a large buttonhole-style opening. The bag is lined with a natural colour fabric.

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• Type of Item bag
• Culture Haudenosaunee
• Material cotton fibre, fibre, plastic, glass
• Measurements height 19.5 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 1.6 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Ruth Phillips
• Received from Ruth Phillips

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• Made in Ontario

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

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• Item Classes beadwork
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3660/0038