Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1949 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Mohawk [Kahnawake]
- Collector
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Object Name
- Whimsey (unfinished)
- Media/Materials
- Cotton cloth, cardboard, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Sewn, overlay beadwork
- Object Type
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs: Whimsies
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