Beaded Leather Bag
Unknown people (Unattributed Native American)
mid-20th century
Leather, glass beads and thread
Overall: 9 1/16 × 9 13/16 in. (23 × 25 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Mary Perley in honor of the Class of 1943 and her husband Henry G. Perley, Jr., Class of 1943
172.25.25461
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Bag
Research Area
Native American
Not on view
Provenance
Chief Henry Red Eagle, Henry Gabriel Perley (1885-1972), Greenville, Maine; to his daughter-in-law, Mary Perley [widow of Henry Gabriel Perley, Jr., 1921-1972, Class of 1943], Rockville, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1972.
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