An oval purse. The front features beaded designs of flowers, leaves and birds with a plaid textile wrapping over the edge and a beaded loop trim on the edge. The inside and back are empty.
black, red, orange, beige, cyan, blue, translucent, grey, green, light green, pink, gold, dark green, indigo, brown
0.6 cm of object. - 1 purse : col. ; 18.7 x 35.7 x 0.6 cm
Fig.1 - Loose Strings - Top front edge - beginning at edge of bead work - 15.2cm - 6 strings - 6.2cm - 6.2cm - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Material Loss - Lower front left side - 2.3x1.5cm - due to handling and use; Fig.3 - Material Loss - Top front left edge - 2.2x0.6cm - due to handling and use; Fig.4 - Material Loss - Top front center - 0.9x0.6cm - against bead work - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Material Loss - Top front right side - 1.5x0.5cm - 2 areas - due to handling and use; Fig.6 - Loose Beads - Top front edge - 1cm - knotted end not attached to purse end - due to handling and use; Fig.7 - Pin - Lower bottom side - bent on point tip - 2.2cm - reason unknown; Fig.8 - Unthreaded Material - Top back left side - 6.7x6.1cm - due to handling and use; Fig.9 - Unthreaded Material - Back upper left side - 4.7x2cm - due to handling and use; Fig.10 - Unthreaded Material - Back center - 10.5x3cm - due to handling and use; Fig.11 - Unthreaded Material - Lower back center - 4x0.8cm - due to handling and use; Fig.12 - Paper - Top back left side - due to tracing for bead work
assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box
acid-free tissue; archival box