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Plate IA Iroquois: Top: Fancy early 20th-century Mohawk trilobe pincushions with bugle tassels; H: 29 cm (photo: K. Karklins). Bottom: The earliest known dated beaded pincushion; H: 6 cm (photo: D. Elliott). Plate IB Iroquois: Top: Six-lobed pincushions similar to ones illustrated by Morgan; the largest is 12 cm wide. Bottom: Early purse compared to one in Morgan (1850) that illustrates Plate IC Iroquois: Top: Stereoview from 1859 showing five seated Tuscarora or Seneca beadworkers. Bottom: Pincushion like those shown in the stereoview; H: 15 cm (photos: D. Elliott). Plate ID Iroquois: Top: Mid-19th-century Niagara beaded mat; H: 18 cm. Bottom: Lobed square Niagara pincushion; H: 19 cm (photos: D. Elliott). Plate IIA Iroquois: Top: Tuscarora sewer, Mary Lou Printup, with some of her beadwork; the frame is 25 cm high. Bottom: Box made by contemporary Tuscarora sewer, Rosemary Hill; H: 15 cm (photos: D. Elliott). Plate IIB Iroquois: Top: Early 20th-century Niagara Falls shoes; width is 19 cm (photo: K. Karklins). Bottom: Mohawk purple pincushion with US flags; H: 24 cm (photo: D. Elliott). Plate IIC Iroquois: Top: Diamond-shaped pincushions, first half of the 20th century; max. H: 22 cm (photo: K. Karklins). Bottom: Fancy square pincushion; H: 20 cm (photo: D. Elliott). Plate IID Iroquois: Top: Trifold needle cases; max. W: 12 cm (photo: K. Karklins). Bottom: Small needle or card cases; W: 10 cm (photo: D. Elliott). Plate IIIA Iroquois: Top: Picture frames; Niagara (left; H: 23 cm) and Mohawk (right) (photo: K. Karklins). Bottom: Assortment of match holders and a whiskbroom holder (lower right); H: 19 cm (photo: D. Elliott). Plate IIIB Iroquois: Top: Watch holders; H: 20-24 cm (photo: K. Karklins). Bottom: Early 19th-century Seneca purses; maximum height: 16 cm (photo: D. Elliott). Plate IIIC Iroquois: Top: Classic flat black bags; maximum height with fringe: 18 cm (photo: K. Karklins). Bottom: 19th-century Niagara fist purse; H: 15 cm (photo: D. Elliott). Plate IIID Iroquois: Top: Round cap with frontal panel; 19th century; width: 20 cm. Bottom: Iroquois moccasins typical of the late 19th/early 20th centuries (length is 25 cm) on the left; the other pair is ca. mid-19th century (photos: K. Karklins).
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