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-

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

Object Type

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies

Place

Six Nations Grand River Reserve; Brant County, Haldimand County; Ontario; Canada

Date created

1966

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.

Catalog Number

26/733

Barcode

260733.000

See related items

Mohawk

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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