Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.55.001
Accession#:
2005.55
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase.
Object Name:
Purse
Title:
Blue beaded purse "Red Blues"
Date:
01/01/2005
Description:
"Red Blues" is a primarily blue beaded bag or purse with vertical orientation, simple beadwork, bi—colored exterior, flap closure, and solid color interior. Exterior beads are blue and red, and the interior is a red silky fabric, possibly synthetic.
Notes:
. Salty owned and operated the Taku Tailor in Juneau from 1984 to 1994 and then moved full—time into beading with her current business "Spirit Beads" on Fifth street in downtown Juneau. She exhibited her beadwork at the Juneau—Douglas City Museum in 2001 and at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council in 1999 and 2002. Salty teaches both adults and children extensively through Spirit Beads, a weekly wintertime Bead Circle at the Juneau—Douglas City Museum, in the school district and University, and in many Native villages including Angoon, Hoonah and Metlakatla. These bags are one of her signature artforms not attempted by other local artists, demonstrating several hallmarks of her style including high quality materials, exceptional craftsmanship using a circular seamless construction, careful proportions, and rich harmonious color. The combination of the three—dimensional construction of the bag and the design of the beadwork demonstrate her development as a textile artist while hinting at her past as a professional tailor.
People:
Hanes, Salty
Search Terms:
personal belonging
luggage
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