Pincushion

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Culture/People: Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Artist/Maker: Mae Goodleaf, Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Previous owner: Mae Goodleaf, Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Collector: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Previous owner: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Seller: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980

Collection History: Collected by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from the artist in 1937; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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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: 24/1438
Barcode: 241438.000

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

Object Name: Pincushion
Media/Materials: Velvet, glass bead/beads, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, stuffed, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614bc51a0-9f83-4b96-a5b0-12b4a44964dd

Record ID: NMAI_257062