Pincushion

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Date created: 1880-1910

Culture/People: probably Tuscarora (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1951.
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Place: Ontario, Québec, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Tuscarora; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Niagra Falls (Ex14)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/7461
Barcode: 217461.000

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

Object Name: Pincushion
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, stuffed
Dimensions: 2 x 7 1/4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws696b61f38-9552-4e9e-ad9c-100ddb9f5213

Record ID: NMAI_232186