Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion Romany Spartan Ceramics one lower right)

one lower right)

The extremely ballerina-esque exaggerated lengths of her jointed arms and legs are also pretty amazing

1880s trade card from Kendall MFG Co

4 1/8 x 2 7/16

butting heads and getting their arms swinging

Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion Romany Spartan Ceramics one lower right)A very well worn one, but I really love it this way, a very tender feeling heart indeed and with next to no loss to the beadwork itself, it is just the red wool ground and blue silk wrap sides that have dissoved. I am pretty certain this is Mi'kmaq (Wabanaki confederacy) though there are many similarities with 19th century Iroquois beadwork pin cushions, specifically Seneca examples. I waded through the pouring rain on May's field at Brimfield to find