Iroquois, Mohawk, and others
Pin cushion
Mohawk or Tuscarora Iroquois, 1900-1932
Scroll
Pin cushion
Mohawk or Tuscarora Iroquois, 1900-1932
Physical Qualities
Beads, velvet, cotton, paper, cotton thread, 11 x 25.2 x 22.5 cm. [or 11 x 25.2 x 22.5 cm. - discrepancy between BMA and ACC - see 1996.127]
Credit Line
Gift from the Collection of Frank E. Klapthor, Washington, D.C.
Object Number
1996.130
Central bird beaded in clear beads holds arrow in talons; bird flanked by 2 american flags in red, blue, transparent beads, all on brown velvet ground
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1996; Frances Klapthor, Baltimore, MD.
Gordon, Beverly, 1986, 'The Whimsy and its Contexts: A Multicultural Model of Material Culture Study', in Journal of American Culture 9(1):61-76.
