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needle case
needle case
needle case
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Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin
Information from catalogue card.
Date Made or Date Range:
after 1860
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Needle case decorated with quillwork. Hodenosaunee, acquired by the National Musem of the American Indian in 1950.
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Materials
blackened hide; green silk; cardboard; porcupine quills dyed red, blue, black, blue/green, beige/brown and white; yellow, green, red, woolen cloth; needles; loosely woven cotton cloth; red thread; black thread; thin cotton cord.
Dimensions:
14 × 1 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Aniline-dyed quills are used to decorate this item.
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
216857
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1950
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24765
Record Creation Context
This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, under the supervision of Prof. Ann McMullen, November 3-December 15 2009.