Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home The puppets are each about

The puppets are each about 3 1/2" tall

there is a bit of darkening to the white mat and one could easily re-mat and/or reframe it

(The soft crayoned yellow along the edges of the slide lid on the exterior gave a bit of a clue too

they call to mind rocking chairs

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home The puppets are each aboutI 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