Bag Item Number: 3207/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Beaded bag. Front panel is fully beaded, showing a design of a red and a black horse facing each other, above a large yellow flower with green and pink leaves on a blue-grey background. Support fabric is black cotton, with a blue patterned cotton lining on the interior. A thin green handle is tied at top corners and centre of bag, along with a single green pompom.

Narrative

Given to the donor by Alvida Hansen, who was born in North Dakota in 1885. Ms. Hansen's father may have been an Indian Agent there.