Picture Frame, Beaded
Picture Frame, Beaded
Picture Frame, Beaded
A Hodenosaunee beaded picture frame. Acquired by the Woodland Cultural Centre in 1994.
Based on the style of beadwork.
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cotton, pink; cotton, red; cotton, beige; thread; seed beads: clear, translucent red, translucent blue, translucent green; translucent gold; tubular beads, grey; cardboard?
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
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About This GRASAC Record
Created July 8, 2011, while on a research trip to Woodland Cultural Centre. Researchers present: Stacey Loyer and Joanna Miller.