Beaded purse pincushion

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Beaded purse pincushion

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.84

Description

Fabric beaded pincushion in form of purse, with hook clasp. Decorated exterior flaps open to internal pincushion, holding many plastic head pins.

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Pincushions

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Ethnography

Notes

Likely Native American (source: appraisal inventory)

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

pincushions, beadwork (visual works)

Material

Fabric, Velvet, Beads, Plastic, Metal

Color

Orange, Green, White, Purple