Description: LARGE 1908 VICTORIAN / ANTIQUE NATIVE AMERICAN IROQUOIS MOHAWK NATIVE AMERICAN GLASS BEADED PIN TRI-LOBE WHIMSY DECORATIVE ESTATE PIN WITH SUBJECT MATTER FEATURING A FOX, LION AND LEAVES ON RED VELVET FABRIC. THE BACK IS LINED WITH PINK COTTON FABRIC. CONDITION IS AS IS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS IS AN UNSTUFFED PINK CUSHION - HOWEVER THERE IS NO POCKET TO INSERT STUFFING AND THE SAFETY PIN WAS AFFIXED WHEN FOUND. WE ARE NOT MOHAWK BEADING EXPERTS. THE UNUSUAL PIN MEASURES 11.5" X 11" AND IS A SAMPLE OF INTRICATE RARE FLAT BEADWORK. POSSIBLY WORN AS ORNAMENTATION BY A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL MEMBER SINCE MOST OTHER SOUVENIRS USUALLY APPEAR AS PIN CUSHIONS OR PURSES MADE TO SELL TO VISITORS AT NIAGARA FALLS. THE LEAVES, A CHARMING FOX AND COLORFUL LION DESIGN MAKE UP THE SUBJECT MATTER. THIS PIECE WAS MADE BY THE SKILLED IROQUOIS, SPECIFICALLY THE MOHAWK NATION. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS ITEM WAS PROBABLY MADE AS A PIN CUSHION BUT NEVER STUFFED. EACH BEAD TELLS A STORY REFLECTING TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS AND ARTISTIC LEGACY. WHATEVER ITS ORIGINAL USE - IT WILL MAKE AN VALUABLE ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. FREE Shipping within continental US only.Offers always considered. We have a number of unique antique items listed weekly... Seller has been member of eBay since September, 2001.Best regards - 7mm14.
Price: 124 USD
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
End Time: 2024-12-23T03:41:46.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Origin: ESTATE PIECE
Provenance: ESTATE PIECE - PIN
Tribal Affiliation: Iroquois
Artisan: IROQUOIS - MOHAWK
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Native American: US
Handmade: Yes
