Fold-up pink velvet needle case with transluscent beaded floral and leaf decoration; beaded fringe trim; interior lined with blue silk; pincushion and pocket.
containers for textiles and needlework
pincushions
velvet (fabric weave)
silk (textile)
beads by form
Kit, Needlework
Made by an unidentified Haudenosaunee artist, likely Tuscarora. Haudenosaunee (Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora peoples comprising the historic Six Nations Confederacy or Iroquois League) artists combined their skills in traditional beading with contemporary fashions to create souvenirs for sale at Niagara Falls and other tourist destinations.Haudenosaunee beading is still done today. Creating these souvenirs helped perpetuate vital Native cultural heritage.
"4 rt (?) 4" (handwritten)
Unknown
3 x 5 1/2 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss M. L. Dewey
1926.96
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