Wall Pocket or Whisk Broom Holder
Mohawk (Haudenosaunee)
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
First Nation
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
1920s-1930s
Beads, velvet, cloth, thread, and sequins
Overall: 6 15/16 × 6 9/16 in. (17.6 × 16.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Capt. Herbert L. Shuttleworth II, Class of 1935
43.25.8593
Geography
Place Made: Caughnawaga, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Bag
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Inscriptions
Written on back: "Mohawk Nation, Caughnawaga, Canada"
Exhibition History
Native American Designs of the Northern Woodlands, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 20, 1995-February 9, 1997.
Provenance
Captain Herbert L. Shuttleworth II (1913-2010, Class of 1935), Amsterdam, New York; given to present collection, 1943.
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