Beaded items are part of a long tradition in Native American art. By the late eighteenth century, the Iroquois had begun creating traditionally beaded items for the tourist market. Although such tourist items were not present in the traditional Native world, Iroquois artists quickly adapted traditional beading methods and techniques to create objects specifically for sale to … [Read more...] about Iroquois Beaded Pincushion: Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Vinita Williams