Métis Beaded Coin Purse

Object/Artifact

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Anytown Museum

Name/Title

Métis Beaded Coin Purse

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.1

Description

Tanned leather coin purse beaded with the flag of the Hudson Bay Company in front of floral designs. It is lined with blue cotton cloth and has a Lightning brand zipper hand-sewn in.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.1

Source or Donor

Marlette Roubidoux

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of my grandfather, Marcel Roubidoux

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast, Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Métis

Dimensions

Width

3-3/4 in

Length

5-3/8 in

Material

Leather, Beads, Thread - Cotton, Cloth-cotton