Pincushion

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Date created: 1880-1920

Culture/People: Mohawk
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI from Frank Speck in 1940.
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Place: Ontario, Québec, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Mohawk; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/2659
Barcode: 202659.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies

Object Name: Pincushion
Media/Materials: Velvet, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Raised beadwork , overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 38.0 x 8.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws633603103-1f35-4331-8c32-7dde5e85e2b4

Record ID: NMAI_216593