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Beaded boot pincushion

Maker Unknown, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk

DateLate 19th or early 20th C, Pre-1917

MediumGlass beads, Cloth, Sequins, twill hanger

Dimensions6 3/8” H x 5 1/4” W

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2011.37.LMA

DescriptionHot pink boot-shaped pincushion with bird and leaves at the top and beaver on a branch with a leaf at the bottom. Most of the beads are clear including the edging with green beads forming the leaves, and colored accents on the animals. Sequins in the background and sprengperlen tubular beads on the feet of the bird and inside upper leaves.

ClassificationsPersonal Accessories

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