Beaded Glengarry Hat

Description:

Beaded Glengarry Hat, Iroquois, Seneca type, c. 1840s, beaded on blue silk, the top with celestial dome motif along the perimeter, each side panel with three birds, done in an early form of raised beadwork, (some silk loss),with custom stand, 10 1/2 x 6 in.

Exhibitions: Made of Thunder, Made of Glass II: Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 2015, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, 2016.
Estimate $800-1,200


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