Purse Item Number: 3660/45 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
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.
Item History
- Made in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada ?
- Owned by Ruth Phillips before March 5, 2024
- Received from Ruth Phillips (Donor) on March 5, 2024
What
Who
- Culture
- Haudenosaunee
- Previous Owner
- Ruth Phillips
- Received from
- Ruth Phillips (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 5, 2024
- Acquisition Date
- on March 5, 2024
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3660/0045 a-c