Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home at whose estate sale I

at whose estate sale I found it—that it was something—and I was right

wings and tail feathers

(The soft crayoned yellow along the edges of the slide lid on the exterior gave a bit of a clue too

The puppets are each about 3 1/2" tall

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home at whose estate sale II 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