Shoulder bag
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Shoulder bag

TitleShoulder bag
Dateca. 1830 19th century
MediumWool cloth, cotton cloth, wool yarn, glass beads, and silk ribbon
OriginSeminole, Native American
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2019
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Shoulder bag” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1830. It is executed in wool cloth, cotton cloth, wool yarn, glass beads, and silk ribbon. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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