Artifact |  | Maliseet Beaded Wallet
Maine State Museum, Artifact
Small wallet of cream-colored silk, covered with multi-colored floral beading. The wallet opening is covered by a folded-over flap with a scalloped edge. The sides and flap are bound with purple silk ribbon. The beaded design on the back of the wallet is of a central stem branching off into eleven flowers. Between the flowers, which are worked in clear and multi-colored beads, the background is filled with lines of beads in alternating colors, including yellow and green; blue and white; red, clear and cut steel beads, etc. The floral motifs continue in a similar manner to the front. The wallet is lined with cream-colored silk. The beading is stitched to a cotton base, under the silk face.
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