Pincushion

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Date created: 1905

Culture/People: Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Collector: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) in 1954 during MAI fieldwork sponsored by George Gustav Heye.
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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: 22/4297
Barcode: 224297.000

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

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d5d1181b-da96-4ca6-bd1b-28e44d8b3869

Record ID: NMAI_239219