Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion carved leg with a real intensity to

with a real intensity to it and very strong color

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

though the "fine girl" might also describe this pretty and kind looking Red Cross Nurse herself

and creamy white inside the boat

are a gesture of thanks

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion carved leg with a real intensity toI 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