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Dakota pincushion

Dakota pincushion

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Titles: Dakota pincushion (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota pincushion from the Prairie Island Indian Reservation, Minnesota, circa the 1930s. The pincushion consists of pink fabric in the shape of a heart sewn with beads reading "1934" in the upper left corner, a whirling log / whirlwind symbol in the upper right, and a diamond pattern at the center. The pincushion was donated by ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore.

Dates

  • Not earlier than 1934 - Not later than 1937 (The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 added an additional 414 acres to the Prairie Island reservation. In 1938, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Lock and Dam Number 3, which flooded Community land including burial mounds and created a larger floodplain, leaving the tribe with only 300 livable acres.) (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 7848.23.1

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 4 1/2 inches height
  • 4 1/4 inches width
  • 1 inch depth

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Dakota pincushion

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.