Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home 15/16" w end of handle

15/16" w end of handle

such that it can be flipped through one way

they call to mind rocking chairs

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

to some resolution

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion the doctor at home 15/16" w end of handleI 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