Whimsey

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Date created: 1969

Culture/People: Tuscarora
Artist/Maker: Matilda Hill, Tuscarora, 1894-1985
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent: Nancy Engle, Non-Indian
IACB source: Matilda Hill, Tuscarora, 1894-1985

Collection History: Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artist 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: Lewiston; Niagara County; New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/1475
Barcode: 261475.000

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

Object Name: Whimsey
Media/Materials: Velvet, satin, wool felt, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 22.2 x 8.7 x 0.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws698303157-13a3-4a7b-bf5a-08b5a55b7f9c

Record ID: NMAI_277572