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Iroquois, Mohawk, and others

Beaded wall pocket

Mohawk or Tuscarora Iroquois, 1900-1932

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Beaded wall pocket

Mohawk or Tuscarora Iroquois, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Beads, cloth, cardboard(?), cotton, cotton thread, 15 7/8 × 5 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (40.4 × 14 × 4.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift from the Collection of Frank E. Klapthor, Washington, D.C.
Object Number 1996.129
Red cloth ground with primarily clear beads arranged in leaves, floral patterns and trim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1996; Frances Klapthor, Baltimore, MD.
Gordon, Beverly, 1986, 'The Whimsey and its Contexts: A Multicultural Model of Material Culture Study', in Journal of American Culture, 9(1):61-76.

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