Name/Title
DecorationEntry/Object ID
2023.26.004Description
Red hand-beaded. The body has overall clear beads. Top of the head has raised clear and black beads, eyes are denoted by the use of a single black bead. two natural colored balls also covered in clear beads hang from the birds mouth. The wings are outlined in clear beads on a black fabric with a floral design of clear and yellow beads. The tail has a similar pattern except the floral is just made of clear beads. The wings are attached at the tips which is indiciative of the Tuscarora tradition. Fishing wire attaches the wings and the tail. There is a hanger made of two strands of clear beads twisted together,Collection
Genesee Country Village and MuseumMade/Created
Manufacturer
TuscaroraDate made
1890 - 1920Dimensions
Height
5 inWidth
3 inLength
7-1/4 inDimension Notes
Height is from the top of the head to the bottom of the bird
The width is taken from the width of the tail
The length goes from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.