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Beaded bag
IroquoisMid-19th century
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
Among the attractions of the Niagara Falls region were the Native Americans. The Iroquois capitalized on public sentiment and developed crafts for the tourist trade. Surviving in greatest quantity are the beaded bags, with scroll and heart designs, and floral and bird patterns worked over paper templates on top of scarlet wool or dark velvet to increase the sparkle of the beadwork.
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Details
- Title: Beaded bag
- Creator: Iroquois
- Date Created: Mid-19th century
- Location Created: United States, Canada (New York, Quebec, and Ontario)
- Provenance: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Special Gift Fund, 1958.666
- Type: Personal Gear
- Original Source: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Special Gift Fund, 1958.666
- Medium: Glass beads, wool, silk
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