Heart whimsy

NameDecorative whimsy

CultureMohawk, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

Date1880-1890

Place madeKahnawake Reserve, QUEBEC, Canada, North America

MediumFabric, glass beads

Dimensions3 9/16 × 2 3/4 × 7/8 in. (9 × 7 × 2.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.62.2

Object numberFA.2016.62.2

DescriptionThis red fabric pin cushion is edged with clear beads (three to a placement). Clear and green beads and 2 goldish beads form a pattern that mirrors the cushion's heart shape. From the center point falls two loops (short and long) of paler dark blue hexagonal beads with clear beads. From from the left side fall two loops of pink and red hexagonal beads; and from the right two loops of yellow and gold beads.