Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion carved leg known for his seafaring tales

known for his seafaring tales (and his drinking

I picked these three photographs out of a pile at the flea market yesterday because I thought they were really interesting--kind of like pre-Instagram still lives of assorted and carefully arranged antique objects

If you zoom in

No Third Term just a hair smaller

2 1/8" x 1 13/16" x 7/8" and in good condition with a great patina

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion carved leg known for his seafaring talesI 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