Iroquois, Mohawk, and others
Beaded wall pocket
Mohawk or Tuscarora Iroquois, 1900-1932
Scroll
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.
