needle case

needle case

needle case

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Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Information from catalogue card.

Date Made or Date Range: after 1860
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Needle case decorated with quillwork. Hodenosaunee, acquired by the National Musem of the American Indian in 1950.

Materials

blackened hide; green silk; cardboard; porcupine quills dyed red, blue, black, blue/green, beige/brown and white; yellow, green, red, woolen cloth; needles; loosely woven cotton cloth; red thread; black thread; thin cotton cord.

Dimensions: 14 × 1 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Aniline-dyed quills are used to decorate this item.

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 216857
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1950
GKS Reference Number: 24765
Record Creation Context

This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, under the supervision of Prof. Ann McMullen, November 3-December 15 2009.