Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home 15/16" w end of handle

15/16" w end of handle

at whose estate sale I found it—that it was something—and I was right

wings and tail feathers

I love his delicate little hands as they finger the holes and the red tip of his horn

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home 15/16" w end of handleI am drawn to Native American beadwork wherever I can find it, and pin cushions are an excellent vehicle for delivering it! This is Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and specifically Seneca, later 19th century I believe. Here is a link to a section on an excellent, rigorously researched blog devoted to Iroquois beadwork, with photographs and discussion of very closely related examples. 5 3 8" x 5 1 4", very good condition, glass beads on velvet with light blue