| Wabanaki/Algonquin Bead Work |
The Native American tribes of New England and the Maritimes (Canada), which include the Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi'kMaq, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot, created stylistic masterpieces of color and design executed in a myriad of seed beads on velvet and silk. Using large blocks of varying shades of beads they built an artist's palette of exuberant color that reflected their own unique perspective of the natural world. |
Mi'kMaq (possibly Maliseet) Flat Bag c. 1870-1880 Ex-Biron/Russo Collection: This bag is featured on the cover of The Abbe Museum (Maine) exhibition catalog: Made of Thunder, Made of Glass, American Indian Beadwork of the Northeast, 2006 6.50 h x 5.50 w SOLD (WFB-002) |
Click on images to enlarge
Mi'kMaq keyhole shaped flat bag c. 1870 This bag is a wonderful example of Wabanaki artistry. The florals are vivid, almost geometric in their precision, executed with a myriad of seed bead colors: greasy yellow, Bodmer blue, Crow pink, chalk white, ruby red, turquoise, green. The black velvet fabric and linen lining are original and intact. MEASURES: 6 inches high by 5 inches wide $2,200 (WFB-005-12) |