Beaded pincushion with bird
Maker
Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk
Datec. 1860s - 1900
MediumGlass beads, cloth, Sawdust stuffing, brown paper pattern
Dimensions9 7/8”H x 9 1/4”W
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNA2011.15.HOW
DescriptionBeaded pincushion with eight-lobed scalloped edge, purple velvet ground, and raised beadwork bird in mostly clear beads on a flowering branch. Clear, yellow, blue, and green leaves in the lobes, each with gray sprengperlen centers. Few gray sprengperlen accent the bird and flowers. Clear beads in loops on corner lobes and as a complex edging on the alternating lobes. Pink fabric back.
ClassificationsPersonal Accessories
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Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Akwesasne Mohawk
c. 1900
