Beadwork

Beadwork

Beadwork

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Beaded fold-over sewing case. Has year "1903" beaded on front. According to catalog record, attributed as "Mohawk" either from New York or Montreal, Quebec area (possibly from Kahnawake reserve). Bequest of Dr. William R. Wright, 1995.

Nation of Maker: Mohawk
Nation of Origin

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Date Made or Date Range: 1903
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

Pink cotton, lined with purple polished cotton, beads, stuffing, sequins, thread, cardboard

Techniques or Format

Tri-fold case with cotton covered pin cushion in side, with hook and eye closure. Case made of pink cotton fabric lined with purple polished cotton and sewn with white thread. Raised beadwork and sequins on front and back. Front flap says "1903". Beads applied in rope stitch along the seams. Handle made with two strings of beads. Looped strings of beads as fringe on bottom.

Motifs and Patterns

Flowers, "1903" on front, large circle on the back

Dimensions: 9 × 12.5 × 5.5 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

date beaded on flap

Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 995-29-10/73434
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1995
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Bequest of Dr. William R. Wright (d. 1993)
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: before 1993
Previous Collectors: William R. Wright
Collection Narratives and Histories

Bequest to the museum in 1995. William Wright left his estate to Harvard University, his Alma Mater, after his death in 1993. The Peabody Museum received the collection in 1995.

GKS Reference Number: 45111
Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Meredith Vasta on 11-12 August 2015.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1

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