During the 1960s art students at the Institute of American Indian Art and elsewhere changed beadwork into a new art form. Contemporary beadworkers sometimes appropriate the iconic and whimsical images of popular culture for their own artistic expressions, as illustrated by the “tweedy bird” motif on the handbag.
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“Tweety Bird” Flat Bag
Unknown
Plateau, Yakama
ca. 2006
Leather, glass beads, cloth
2006.10
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