Picture Frame, Beaded

Picture Frame, Beaded

Picture Frame, Beaded

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Introduction

A Hodenosaunee beaded picture frame. Acquired by the Woodland Cultural Centre in 1994.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Based on the style of beadwork.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Catalogue card

Materials

cotton, pink; cotton, red; cotton, beige; thread; seed beads: clear, translucent red, translucent blue, translucent green; translucent gold; tubular beads, grey; cardboard?

Techniques or Format

Pieces of pink cotton have been sewn over cardboard or another sort of reinforcing material. Panels of reddish-pink velvet are on the upper and lower portions of the frame front. Linear beadwork decorates the front of the frame, as well as the frame's edges, which are embellished with a strip of beige cotton. Three looped strands of clear beads hang from points along the bottom of the frame. A single looped strand of beads hangs from the top as a hook

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 994.14.152
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1994
GKS Reference Number: 26189
Record Creation Context

Created July 8, 2011, while on a research trip to Woodland Cultural Centre. Researchers present: Stacey Loyer and Joanna Miller.