Bird whimsey

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Date created: 1966

Culture/People: probably Mohawk (attributed)
IACB source: Andrew Pierce's Trading Post (Onondaga Indian Trading Post)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Andrew Pierce's Trading Post (Onondaga Indian Trading Post, Nedrow, New York) in 1967; 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: Six Nations Grand River Reserve; Brant County, Haldimand County; Ontario; Canada

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/733
Barcode: 260733.000

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

Object Name: Bird whimsey
Media/Materials: Taffeta, glass bead/beads, wool cloth, thread, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, stuffed
Dimensions: 17.8 x 8.6 x 16.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e2b1896d-a342-42f2-8078-f6dd1b295eb9

Record ID: NMAI_276900