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)

Style of beadwork

Materials

cotton beige; velvet, red; velvet, blue; thread; cardboard; beads: clear, translucent red, translucent green, translucent blue, translucent yellow, tubular beads, grey.

Techniques or Format

The frame is enforced with cardboard and covered with cotton and velvet fabric. Beadwork decorates the front of the frame. Decorative loops of strands of beadwork hang from three points on the frame's bottom.

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 994.14.155
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1994
GKS Reference Number: 26577
Record Creation Context

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