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Heart whimsy

NameDecorative whimsy
CultureHaudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk
Date1880-1890
Place madeKahnawake Reserve, QUEBEC, Canada, North America
MediumFabric, glass beads
Dimensions3 9/16 × 2 3/4 × 7/8 in. (9 × 7 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.62.2
Object numberFA.2016.62.2
DescriptionThis red fabric pin cushion is edged with clear beads (three to a placement). Clear and green beads and 2 goldish beads form a pattern that mirrors the cushion's heart shape. From the center point falls two loops (short and long) of paler dark blue hexagonal beads with clear beads. From from the left side fall two loops of pink and red hexagonal beads; and from the right two loops of yellow and gold beads.
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