Brooch/Pin

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
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/1267
Barcode
261267.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Brooch/Pin
Media/Materials
Glass bead/beads, commercial suede, felt, metal jewelry findings, thread
Techniques
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, stitched
Dimensions
0.5 x 5.1 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62bb9dc7c-b4d9-4c6c-8301-c49ea106d7b5
Record ID
NMAI_277364