Beaded heart-shaped pincushion
Maker
Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk
Datec. 1900
MediumGlass beads, cloth
Dimensions5” H x 5 1/2” W
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNA2011.17.HOW
DescriptionHeart-shaped pincushion with gold velvet background and faded red fabric trim. Mostly clear beads with leaves that are half clear and red or blue in the lobes and gold and clear dangles at center top. Clear bead edging with groups of three drops in clear with green, gray, and pink sprengperlen with few gold accents. Gray sprengperlen at centers of leaves.
ClassificationsPersonal Accessories
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Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Akwesasne Mohawk
c. 1900
