Beadwork

Beadwork

Beadwork

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Introduction

Beaded Haudenosaunee/Seneca style pouch, with front flap closure. Symmetrical curvilinear and zig-zag motifs.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

based on observation/comments on catalog record (identified as "Seneca" by Ruth Phillips, 4/23/04); record says "Micmac/Maliseet/Seneca/Iroquois"

Date Made or Date Range: 19th century
Materials

cotton(?) cloth lined with beige possibly polished cotton, bound with green silk ribbon, ornamented with beads

Techniques or Format

Made with one piece of red cotton cloth folded twice to form a bag and flap. Red cotton cloth is lined with beige possibly polished cotton and bound at the seams on the sides and the flap with green silk ribbon. Hook and eye closure

Motifs and Patterns

Front - zigzags that make diamond shapes, double curve, symmetrical. Flap - zigzags, tri-leaf motif. Back - zigzags, curvilinear designs ending with 3-leaf motif.

Dimensions: 10.5 × 12.5 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog data

Current Location: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 60-4514
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1929
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Rudolf Haffenreffer (Foster Seville) purchase of the Temple Collection
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: prior to 1929
Previous Collectors: Jacob Paxson Temple
Collection Narratives and Histories

collected by Jacob Paxson Temple; subsequent owners: Mrs. E Price Cheyney; Foster Saville; Rudolf F. Haffenreffer. (no further details given)

GKS Reference Number: 45127
Record Creation Context

Visit to Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University (Bristol, RI) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Robert Preucel and Kevin Smith on 13 August 2015.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

Source of Information about Places

catalog record: "Northeast"

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