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This is a drawing of a piece of beadwork. The image depicts an elongated rectangular object with intricate beadwork patterns. The beadwork features a central motif of circles or spirals against a dark background, bordered by wavy and lattice-like designs. The colors used are mostly muted, with shades of blue. The bottom of the image includes handwritten text giving context about the beadwork, stating its origin as "Delaware-Father Woodland - Cape Tip," and the drawing date as 1928.
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This is a drawing of a piece of beadwork. The image depicts an elongated rectangular object with intricate beadwork patterns. The beadwork features a central motif of circles or spirals against a dark background, bordered by wavy and lattice-like designs. The colors used are mostly muted, with shades of blue. The bottom of the image includes handwritten text giving context about the beadwork, stating its origin as "Delaware-Father Woodland - Cape Tip," and the drawing date as 1928.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beadwork

Melita Hofmann

Date
1935
Medium
graphite and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 14.9 x 22.1 cm (5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12089
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower center in graphite: OLD BEADWORK OF VERY FINE WORKMANSHIP - 7" x 2" / DELAWARE - EASTERN WOODLANDS - CASE 7 W / MELITA HOFMANN DECEMBER 2, 1935

NGA object ID 24182. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.