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Beaded pincushion

Maker Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk

Date1870-1900

MediumGlass beads, cloth, brown paper, sequins

Dimensions11 1/2” L (including fringe) x 9 1/4” W x 3 1/4” H

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2012.38.LMA

DescriptionTrilobe heart pincushion with hot pink cloth front, dark blue cloth back, and white muslin edging. Designs include vines, two animals, a beaver and another quadruped, and a long leaf done mainly in clear beads with yellow, grey, and chalk white accents. The trilobe border has seven leaves in clear and four colors with gray Sprengperlen centers. Clear beads and sprengperlen in green, white, dark blue, and light blue decorate the seven groups of dangling fringe loops.

ClassificationsPersonal Accessories

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