Pincushion

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Date created: 1890-1910

Culture/People: Tuscarora
Previous owner: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969
Donor: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Agnes S. Fogg (1885-1969, a personal friend of George Gustav Heye) for MAI from an unknown source in 1954.
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Place: New York; USA

See related items: Tuscarora; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/3799
Barcode: 223799.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies

Object Name: Pincushion
Media/Materials: Velvet, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, thread, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, edge beaded, stuffed
Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 2 1/2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6def1b346-61d2-4542-9b9b-88c7806b704f

Record ID: NMAI_238285