Pincushion

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Culture/People: Mohawk [Akwesasne]
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 1951.
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Place: Akwesasne Reservation (Saint Regis Reservation); Franklin County, Saint Lawrence County; New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8171
Barcode: 218171.000

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

Object Name: Pincushion
Media/Materials: Velveteen, glass bead/beads, unknown stuffing, fabric trim
Techniques: Sewn, stuffed, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, edge beaded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a1e6457b-f849-4268-9765-0c46e6242379

Record ID: NMAI_232855