Micmac Bead bag

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

This bag was probably created for the tourist trade and has beaded decorations characteristic of the Micmac and Maliseet peoples of Northern Maine and Eastern Canada.

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Details

Item typePersonal Objects
Crafts, Decorative Art
Beadwork
Datecirca 1870
PlaceMaine
TopicNative American
Transportation, Travel, Tourism
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
MaterialGlass; Cloth
Process/FormatNeedlework
Dimension detailsH: 5.75=5 3/4″ inches=14.605 centimeters; W: 6.375= 6 3/8″ inches=16.192 centimeters Height: 5.75 in Width: 6.37 in
Catalog #1880.030.03.01
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Micmac Bead bag. ca. 1870. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1880-030-03-01/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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