Beaded Baseball Cap

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About this item

The beading on this cap was done in 2004, by Sandra Kahentonni McComber, a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk), from Kahnawake, Quebec. Sandra (b. 1939) is a descendant of Eunice (Kanenstenhawi) Williams and her husband Arosen.  Eunice was one of many people captured during a 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts by French and Native American soldiers. She was adopted by a family in Kahnawake, married fellow community member Arosen, and chose to remain in Canada. Sandra beaded the three Kanien’kehaka clans: the bear, wolf, and turtle. The colors represent the four corners of the earth- summer, fall, winter, and spring; the four winds; and the cycles of life. White represents north, yellow is east, red is south, and black is west. The brown is for the earth.

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Details

Item typeClothing
Crafts, Decorative Art
Beadwork
CreatorMcComber, Sandra [Kahentonni]
Date2004
PlaceCanada
TopicNative American
Clothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume
EraNew Millennium, 1990–Present
MaterialCloth; Glass
Process/FormatNeedlework
Catalog #2004.26
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McComber, Sandra [Kahentonni]. Beaded Baseball Cap. 2004. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2004-26/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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