What is this? Beadwork on velvet

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  1. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    0D9D8DCE-2EB7-4243-9204-38E1E04E6966.jpeg 5BB74166-A3FF-4508-816D-3262F5041C3B.jpeg Grabbed this at an estate sale just because it looked nice. No clue what it is or was. Beadwork reminded me a bit of Iroquois. Can’t imagine they used much velvet or velour or whatever this is. Any ideas? Just a practice piece? Not really important, just curious. Little over a foot long.
     
    J Dagger, Aug 24, 2020
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    not any native design that i know of.....pretty though..:happy:
     
    komokwa, Aug 24, 2020
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  3. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Figured not, thanks for confirming! It is pretty!
     
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  4. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    If the outer row of beads are AB it was put together after 1955.
    greg
     
    gregsglass, Aug 25, 2020
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  5. reader

    reader Well-Known Member

    No clue who made this. I think it’s really pretty too but just wanted to address that there was plenty of velvet used by NA tribes. I have a beaded Ojibwa velvet pillow and love the Navajo velvet shirts.
     
    reader, Aug 25, 2020
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  6. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    I was unfamiliar with the term. Now that I’m not I’m gonna say they probably are AB. Those are the ones I didn’t think looked very old to begin with so pat on the back for me.
     
    J Dagger, Aug 25, 2020
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  7. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Great to know! Now that I’m thinking about it more I think maybe I see velvet pin cushions with native beadwork sometimes.
     
    J Dagger, Aug 26, 2020
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  8. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    I sold a Niagara falls Iroquois beaded pincushion on velvet on Etsy. Mine was older but they still make them .
     
    Lark, Aug 29, 2020
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    this......
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    ain't what the OP has...
     
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  10. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Nope. I did make a reference to them though, so I think Lark was just sharing her example.
     
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