Beadwork

Beadwork

Beadwork

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Beadwork sample made by Mrs Walter Jimerson before 1949. Glass beads sewn onto red wool fabric; note attached reads: "Bells. (a weed) / Oh sayh-wanh-dah." Museum purchase by Frank G. Speck, 1949.

Name of Maker(s): Mrs. Walter Jimerson
Nation of Maker: Seneca
Nation of Origin

catalog data (from Allegheny Seneca reservation, NY)

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

catalog data

Date Made or Date Range: before 1949
Materials

Red wool (?)cloth bound with red silk(?) ribbon and edged with white beads. Two edges ornamented with beadwork in white beads.

Motifs and Patterns

Botanical motifs with zig zags (note attached describes this design as: "Bells. (a weed) / Oh sayh-wanh-dah." (in Seneca language)

Other Notes

Note attached reads: "Bells. (a weed) / Oh sayh-wanh-dah."

Dimensions: 16.193 × 13.653 × 0 cm
Condition: very good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog data (purchased by museum in 1949)

Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E28363
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1949
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Allegheny reservation, NY
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1949
Collection Narratives and Histories

Purchased from Mrs. Jimerson by Speck in 1949

GKS Reference Number: 45060
Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Eric Wohlin on 10 August 2015.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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