Pincushion

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Culture/People: probably Tuscarora (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1949.
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Place: New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/2996
Barcode: 212996.000

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

Object Name: Pincushion
Media/Materials: Velvet, cotton cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, stuffed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fc14af80-1b7a-467b-8335-da627c1d4c4a

Record ID: NMAI_227462