Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion upside down portraits I purchase this box from

I purchase this box from an estate sale in Newton

I happened to come across this

Photos make it look as if there might be splits in the slide lid but there are not

sturdy construction

which feels a lot like a film still

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion upside down portraits I purchase this box fromI 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