Purse
Mabel Boniface, Canadian (Sahtu), born 1961
Sahtu
Dene (Athabascan)
First Nation
Subarctic
2012
Moosehide and beads
Overall: 31 1/8 × 2 9/16 × 1/2 in. (79 × 6.5 × 1.2 cm)
Overall: 4 13/16 × 2 9/16 × 1/2 in. (12.3 × 6.5 × 1.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Acquisition and Preservation of Native American Art Fund
2012.55
Geography
Place Made: Fort Good Hope Community, Sahtu, Canada, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Purse
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Subarctic
Not on view
Provenance
The artist; Norman Wells Historical Society, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada; purchased by Kalina L. Newmark (Class of 2011), July 09, 2012 for the Hood Museum of Art, 2012.
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