Object Number 2012.0024.154

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Pincushion)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne

Creator (Role)

Iroquois (Probable maker)

Mohawk Peoples (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

Quebec, Canada, North America

Origin Notes

Probably made at Kahnawake, the Mohawk reserve across the St. Lawrence River from Montreal.

Date

1890-1910

Subjects

Iroquois; Native American

Materials

Cotton; Glass; Copper; Thread

Dimensions (inches)

3 (H) , 5 (L) , 3.7 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.5 (H) , 13 (L) , 9.5 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Journal] Sternberg Patrick, Christine. Preserving Tradition and Understanding the Past: Papers from the Conference on Iroquois Research, 2001 -2005.
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[Chapter] Elliott, Dolores. Iroquois Beadwork: A Haudenosaunee Tradition and Art [Journal] Sternberg Patrick, Christine. Preserving Tradition and Understanding the Past: Papers from the Conference on Iroquois Research, 2001 -2005.
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[Book] Thompson, Helen. Sewing Tools and Trinkets: Collector's identification and value guide (Vol 2).
• Similar style pictured pg 68 (Shows the style of eyes that were probably on this cushion)