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Beaded Bag
Accession # 2016.11.8
Artist Hodinöhsö:ni’
Title Beaded Bag
Date late 19th century
Medium Velvet, beads, sequins
Dimensions Including fringe: 13 1/2 × 3/8 × 10 1/2 in. (34.3 × 1 × 26.7 cm)
Credit Line Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Josephine M. Guarino
Location American Identities: A Brooklyn Orientation
Description Black velvet bag decorated on one side with a raised, beaded, swan surrounded by floral designs. The swan is made of clear, white, grey, and golden brown beads with one blue bead for its eye. The floral designs use green, rose, and pink beads. The bag is edged with two rows of white beads with a zigzag row of clear beads between them. Metallic sequins provide additional adornment. The bottom of the bag is decorated with a long fringe consisting of white bead loops and twisted green bead loops. Condition: good.