Beadwork

Beadwork

Beadwork

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Introduction

Haudenosaunee bag beaded in Seneca-style symmetrical motifs on front and back. Front has flap with hook and eye closure. Donated by Mrs. Harold J. Hayes in 1954.

Date Made or Date Range: before 1954
Materials

White, iridescent white, light blue, light and dark green, gold, and pink glass beads.Paper backing with red wool cotton on top (in fragments, not only visible beneath beadwork), only paper is left. Bound with Blue cotton tape. Lined with polished cotton. Beadwork on both front and back and flap. Looped beaded fringe on bottom. Hook on tip at edge of flap, to meet eye on the body of the bag. Possibly brass beads used in fringe, appear to be oxidized.

Motifs and Patterns

floral

Other Notes

Loose beads found inside bag

Dimensions: 10.795 × 12.7 × 0.318 cm
Condition: Beadwork good, red wool fabric has been entirely eaten away by moths.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

item given to museum in 1954

Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E31670
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1954
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gift of Mrs. Harold J. Hayes
GKS Reference Number: 45088
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

44.736, -88.788

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