Necklace

Date created
1969
Culture/People
Seneca
Artist/Maker
Edna Parker (Mrs. Everett Parker), Seneca, 1904-1990 and Betsey Carpenter (Betsy Carpenter), Seneca, 1896-1993
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent
Nancy Engle, Non-Indian
IACB source
Edna Parker (Mrs. Everett Parker), Seneca, 1904-1990
Betsey Carpenter (Betsy Carpenter), Seneca, 1896-1993
Collection History
Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artists on behalf of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Basom, Tonawanda Reservation; Genesee County; New York; USA
See related items
Seneca
Adornment/Jewelry
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Onondaga Lake (Ex10)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/7034
Barcode
257034.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Glass bead/beads, wool felt, commercial suede, thread
Techniques
Overlay beadwork, gourd stitch/brick stitch/netted beadwork
Dimensions
39.6 x 5.4 x 0.8 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bfde0bd0-e299-43a5-a0aa-64c5a3a65150
Record ID
NMAI_272919