Small women’s bag, end of 800 (East Dakota, Yankton)

Borsina femminile, fine ‘800 (Dakota dell’Est, Yankton)

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Technique and Dimensions:

Tanned leather, glass (covered-stitch embroidery), metal cones, animal fibre

Location:

C.A. 479

Provenance:

Donation of Missioni Cattoliche Americane, 1893

Small women’s bag with embroidery depicting a turtle (protective female symbol) and the Morning Star (protective auspicious symbol)