Money purse and lid

Museum number:
1-259270a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2101259270a@2dc
Alternate number:
1-259270a,b
Accession number:
Acc.4667
Description:
a) Purse, hollowed out interior, lined with black fabric; rectangular slot at center; incised decorative patterns on sides and around both ends incorporate basketry designs. b) Cover for purse slot. c) Buckskin thong for attachment of cover to purse. By George Blake.
Donor:
George Blake Jr.
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
United States, California, Hoopa.
Culture or time period:
Hupa
Maker or artist:
George Blake Jr.
Collector:
Ira Jacknis
Collection date:
2-11-1995
Materials:
Antler (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Money purses
Function:
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Production date:
December 1994
Accession date:
February 16, 1995
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
a— length 15.5 centimeters, b— length 7.3 centimeters, b— width 2 centimeters, and a— width 5.7 centimeters
Comment:
Purse made for sale in December, 1994. Selected by Ira Jacknis on February 11, 1995 from a group of objects that George Blake brought to the Museum.
Loans:
S2005-2006 #5: California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (October 7, 2005–March 15, 2006)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Money purse and lid, accession number 1-259270a-c, described as a) Purse, hollowed out interior, lined with black fabric; rectangular slot at center; incised decorative patterns on sides and around both ends incorporate basketry designs. b) Cover for purse slot. c) Buckskin thong for attachment of cover to purse. By George Blake.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Money purse and lid, accession number 1-259270a-c, described as a) Purse, hollowed out interior, lined with black fabric; rectangular slot at center; incised decorative patterns on sides and around both ends incorporate basketry designs. b) Cover for purse slot. c) Buckskin thong for attachment of cover to purse. By George Blake.

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