Beadwork

Beadwork

Beadwork

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Beadwork sample created by Mrs. Walter Jimerson of Allegheny Seneca reservation (NY). Museum purchase by Frank G. Speck in 1951. Red felt cloth bound with blue silk ribbon and edged with white glass beads. White beadwork ornaments the border of two edges. Note attached describes design as "snow shoes" or "ah:da:awa" (Seneca language).

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

Allegheny reservation, NY

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

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Date Made or Date Range: before 1951
Materials

wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass beads

Techniques or Format

flat-stitched beadwork embroidery

Motifs and Patterns

zig-zags and "floral" motifs (which are described in the note as "snowshoes" or "ah:da:awa" in Seneca)

Other Notes

note stapled to front reads "7/seven"; other note kept with item reads "“snow shoes/ ah-da-awa”

Dimensions: 15.24 × 15.24 × 0 cm
Condition: very good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog data (museum purchase in 1951)

Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E29119
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1951
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Mrs. Walter Jimerson
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1951
Collection Narratives and Histories

Museum purchase by Frank G. Speck, from Mrs. Walter Jimerson at Allegheny reservation, 1951

GKS Reference Number: 45062
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

Source of Information about Places

Allegheny reservation, NY

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