Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion large souvenir penny Hard to get a good

Hard to get a good sense of it from photos

hairline crack down the forehead as evident and detailed

at some point along the way becoming the instrument of a Geraldine Wallace

and the whisk broom older than that

I always grab Schoenhut circus chairs when I see them--just great

Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion large souvenir penny Hard to get a goodA 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