Description:

Native American, Northeastern United States New York / Canada, Ontario, Iroquois people, ca. 1890s to 1900s CE; Northeastern United States / Canada, Great Lakes region / Midwest, Ojibwa / Winnebago, ca. 1900s to 1920s CE; Southwestern United States, Apache, ca. 1900s to 1930s CE. A beaded pocket whimsey in the shape of a Victorian ladies' heeled boot, a loom beaded hair drop adornment, and a beaded leather pouch for holding a pocket watch. The Iroquois whimsey is made from tan velvet and cotton, densely stuffed with sawdust, the frontside covered with beadwork, and a shallow pocket in the ankle opening. The hair tie is probably from the Winnebago people and would be wrapped and/or plaited into hair braids. The watch pouch has a circular pocket and the extending beaded neck acts as the fob ribbon. The beading pattern is laid down in red ink and a insect stamp is marked on the verso, suggesting this was a sale item. Size of whimsey: 7" L x 5" W (17.8 cm x 12.7 cm)

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Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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  • Condition: Watch fob has losses to the leather on the tip of the narrow fob end. Fraying to threads and missing some beadwork along the peripheries. Some staining and discoloration, leather is supple but delicate. Hair tie has a town end loop and fraying to the threads and missing a few beads where the wide panel splits into smaller strands, but overall great condition for age. Whimsey boot has torn threads and missing beads, small holes in the velvet and holes in verso cotton back. Stuffing is intact and contained. Fair to good condition.

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