Object Details
Culture/People
Seneca
Artist/Maker
Edna Parker (Mrs. Everett Parker), Seneca, 1904-1990 and Betsey Carpenter (Betsy Carpenter), Seneca, 1896-1993
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent
Nancy Engle, Non-Indian
IACB source
Edna Parker (Mrs. Everett Parker), Seneca, 1904-1990
Betsey Carpenter (Betsy Carpenter), Seneca, 1896-1993
Collection History
Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artists on behalf of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Date created
1969
Catalog Number
25/8573
Barcode
258573.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies
Object Name
Turtle pincushion
Media/Materials
Felt, denim, glass bead/beads, sequins, unknown stuffing
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork, stuffed
Dimensions
19.5 x 13.5 x 3.9 cm
Place
Basom, Tonawanda Reservation; Genesee County; New York; USA
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_274519