Culture/People:

Tuscarora  Search this

Object Name:

Pincushion

Media/Materials:

Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, cotton thread, paper, unknown stuffing

Techniques:

Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, stuffed

Dimensions:

25.5 x 19.0 x 10.0 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies

Place:

Ontario, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

Date created:

1870-1890

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1949.

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Catalog Number:

21/4410

Barcode:

214410.000

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

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dde3e048-d642-4cb3-b7ac-d939c54bfde2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_228846