Bird whimsey

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Date created: 1966-1967

Culture/People: Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source on the Kahnawake Reserve, Québec, Canada, 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: 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: 26/743
Barcode: 260743.000

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

Object Name: Bird whimsey
Media/Materials: Taffeta, satin, glass bead/beads, ribbon, thread, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, stuffed
Dimensions: 17.1 x 14.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws610513e50-c031-47cc-bbdf-815afbc6904b

Record ID: NMAI_276910