Beadwork

Beadwork

Beadwork

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Beadwork sample created by Mrs. Walter Jimerson (Allegheny Seneca reservation, NY); collected by Frank Speck in 1949. White beadwork in stylized botanical design, sewn onto red wool flannel backing and trimmed with red silk ribbon and white beads.

Name of Maker(s): Mrs. Walter Jimerson
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Date Made or Date Range: before 1949
Materials

Red wool cloth bound with red silk ribbon, edged with white beads. White beadwork ornaments border.

Techniques or Format

Beaded directly onto cloth.

Motifs and Patterns

botanical (ferns; see note)

Other Notes

Note attached reads: "Ferns / Oh-ah-nank-dah"

Dimensions: 14.605 × 13.97 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

purchased by museum in 1949

Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E28367
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1949
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Purchased from Mrs. Jimerson by Frank Speck
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1949
Previous Collectors: Frank Speck
GKS Reference Number: 45081
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

44.16098, -91.78108

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