White beaded handbag from Mae's Millinery Shop

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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.

White beaded purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The purse is small with a short beaded handle and a soft body with a flat bottom. It opens along the center top with a gold metal bar that has a hinged cover that is also faced in white beads. The interior is lined in white synthetic satin and there are two (2) pockets, one on each long side. A tag reading "MADE IN HONG KONG" is sewn into the seam of one pocket.

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