pincushion

pincushion

pincushion

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Introduction

A Hodenosaunee beaded pincushion. Previously owned by Mary E Speakman. Given to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology by Marshall Joseph Becker in 1986.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Stylistic features.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation and observations made by the GRASAC research team.

Materials

red velvet; cardboard or paper; pink cotton; small (size 12) glass beads, clear, opaque white and dark green; beige cotton thread; stuffing material.

Techniques or Format

A circular, six-lobed piece of red velvet, lined with cardboard or paper and backed with cotton, decorated with beadwork. The edges are decorated with a scalloped beaded fringe.

Motifs and Patterns

A large six-petal floral motif, with sprays between each petal.

Original and Subsequent Uses

This type of pincushion was made for sale to tourists.

Other Notes

This pincushion resembles the one illustrated in Lewis Henry Morgan's 1852 Regeant's Report. See Ruth B. Phillips, Trading Identities: The Souvenir in Native North American Art from the Northeast, 1700-1900 (1998): p. 56.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Some bead loss on the edging.
Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 86-39-26
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1986
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gift of Marshall Becker
Collection Narratives and Histories

Previously owned by Mary E Speakman. Given to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology by Marshall Joseph Becker in 1986.

GKS Reference Number: 25261
Record Creation Notes/Observations

GRASAC research visit by David Penney, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, William Wierzbowski, December 3, 2009

Approximate Place of Origin

44.736, -88.788

Source of Information about Places

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