Tie Hamghr, Wonderfully Tender, Naive 1934 Iroquois Beadwork on Silk Hanger British steam liner dated 1826

dated 1826

This black and gold painted wooden Art Deco style lidded box

I couldn't resist the graphics and zeal of the recruitment pitch on these booklets issued by The Grand Fraternity of Philadelphia in 1927

especially for the straight-on view

6 3/4” t x 3 5/16” w x 2 1/16” d and in good condition

Tie Hamghr, Wonderfully Tender, Naive 1934 Iroquois Beadwork on Silk Hanger British steam liner dated 1826If ever the were a tie hanger made for me, this would most definitely be it. Amid a bunch of tender feeling things this week, I find this perhaps the most touching of all, and as I've said before, there is nothing I love more than an example of heartfelt, earnest hard trying. Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), in the manner of beadwork made for the tourist trade around Niagara Falls, but an especially naive example, perhaps made as a gift from a young maker to