Decoration

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Decoration

Entry/Object ID

2023.26.003

Description

Blue hand-beaded bird. Single golden beads adorn the entire body. A black bead in the center of a white ring denotes the eyes of the bird. The top of the head has raised red beads. There are two golden balls hanging from the mouth of the bird. The wings and tail are outlined with white beads, gold beads comprise the frame around floral beaded designs in white, pink, and red. The wings are attached at the tips, indicative of the Tuscarora tradition. There is a hanger made with two cords, one of yellow and one of pink beads twisted together.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1920

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Tuscarora

Haudenosaunee, Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

2 in

Length

4-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Height is measured from the top of the hanger to the bottom of the bird Width is measured from the width of the tail. Length is measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.