Authentic Iroquois Antique Beaded Pincushion - late 1800s Niagara-style beadwork. Thread sewn with glass beads on velvet (GM40)

This intricately beaded pincushion is an antique from the late 1800s. Likely Iroquois or other eastern Great Lakes region. This Niagara-style beadwork is made of green velvet in a fleur de lis shape with a red cotton back. The glass beads in the raised design and loops are hand sewn with thread. This type of "cross-cultural art," using native beading styles and European fabrics and designs, was created by the Iroquois and others to appeal to the busy tourist trade of the time.Dimensions: approximately 7 1/4" wide x 8" long + 2 1/2” deep + dangle loops are 1 3/4" longCondition - from a collector - good condition for age, beadwork is largely intact but missing some beads from the loops, staining and fading on back.GM40