Needle case

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Culture/People: Iroquois
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Ontario, Québec, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Iroquois; Sewing Tools and Equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1499
Barcode: 251499.000

Object Type: Sewing Tools and Equipment

Object Name: Needle case
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, paper, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, sewn
Dimensions: 9.5 x 12.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b1cc57a9-b0b2-4801-aa5c-96884ac8a01f

Record ID: NMAI_267348