Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Pincushion |
Date |
1915ca |
Maker |
Abenaki |
Subjects |
Art Baskets Basket making Sewing Sewing equipment & supplies Needlework Native Americans Native peoples Indigenous peoples Indians of North America Trade |
Material |
Ash Splint/Sweetgrass/Velvet |
Description |
Small Abenaki-made basket pincushion. Woven of sweetgrass and black ash splint with a pincushion stitched inside. Cushion is covered with a pink velvet fabric with eight grooves shaping it like a pumpkin. |
Dimensions |
H-1 W-1.5 Dia-1.5 inches |
Collection |
Indian Culture 05: Baskets |
People |
Lux, Harriet |
Search Terms |
Basket making.; baskets sewing needlework Souvenirs Native American Native Americans Indigenous peoples-- Abenaki Abenaki baskets.; Abenaki Indians Indians Art |
Catalog Number |
2023.072.0007 |
Imagefile |
209\20230720007.JPG |
Owned by |
Harriet Lux |
Credit line |
Gift of Timothy Slisz in memory of Donald Nokes John Frasher. |