Pincushion

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Date created: 1890-1920

Culture/People: Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Previous owner: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969
Donor: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Agnes S. Fogg (1885-1969, a personal friend of George Gustav Heye) for MAI from an unknown source in 1950.
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Place: Kahnawake Reserve (Caughnawaga Reserve); Montérégie Region; Québec; Canada

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/6400
Barcode: 216400.000

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

Object Name: Pincushion
Media/Materials: Velveteen, glass bead/beads, sequins, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, stuffed, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9ab5026-7cce-4591-9c70-f051ee463b8e

Record ID: NMAI_230997