• Culture/People:

    Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)

  • Object name:

    Basket handbag/purse

  • Date created:

    1964-1965

  • Place:

    Wisconsin; USA

  • Media/Materials:

    Black ash/brown ash splints, synthetic dye/dyes

  • Techniques:

    Dyed, wicker-plaited, wrapped

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Winnebago Handcraft Co-op (Black River Falls, Wisconsin) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

  • Dimensions:

    36.9 x 19.6 x 42 cm

  • Catalog number:

    25/5384

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