bag, beaded

bag, beaded

bag, beaded

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Introduction

This relative is a Hodenosaunee beaded bag in the linear beadwork style attributed to the Seneca. In 1992, Marshall Joseph Becker gifted this bag to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology where it currently resides. 

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Onondaga Seneca
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

This relative is attributed to the Seneca because of the linear beadwork style.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

From the object catalogue card and the GRASAC research team.

Materials

dark brown velvet; burgundy silk; natural cotton; burgundy satin ribbon; size 12 opaque white, blue, dusty rose, green seed beads; size 12 translucent opalescent, mustard and red heart beads; size 10 opaque white seed beads; beige thread; paper.

Techniques or Format

Made from two pieces of dark brown velvet, lined with cotton and silk, and sewn together and edged in burgundy satin ribbon and one-bead picot edging. The back piece has an extra part at the top which folds over the other piece as a flap. Beaded applique decorates both sides. A piece of burgundy satin ribbon is attached to either side, forming a strap.

Motifs and Patterns

Back: A border of bands around a single 6-petaled floral motif with sprays between the petals; a spray or floral motif on the flap.
Front bottom: A border of bands around a line of two-leaf motifs.

Dimensions: 12.5 × 13 × 0 cm
Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 92-12-7
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/210258
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1992
Collection Narratives and Histories

Marshall Joseph Becker gifted this relative to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1992.

GKS Reference Number: 26382
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Bag, beaded. GRASAC ID 26382. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 92-12-7.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC research visit by David Penney, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, William Wierzbowski, December 3, 2009
This record was augmented by Joy Kruse on July 5th, 2024.

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