Ambrotype of Woman with Iroquois beaded bag, 1860s
In this circa 1860 ambrotype, the young woman is holding a diminutive purse. This style of purse may have originated with the Mohawk as there is an image of a similar purse in the research files of the Iroquois Museum, in Howes Cave, New York with a note that it was acquired at Caughnawaga, circa 1860.
Via: Iroquois Beadwork
