Gold ring purse with clear beads

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A gold ring purse with clear beads. The purse has handles made of clear plastic tri-beads strung through white cotton thread. The exterior of the purse is made of large gold metal jump rings. The rings are secured to one another at four points with a cluster of clear plastic beads strung together with white cotton thread. The inside of the bag contains a clear plastic lining. This lining is attached to the top of the bag with four metal rings, one on each side of the bag. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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