Do you like space and sci fi books and movies? I like and thats why i made this collection of fantastic beadwork in sci fi and space style.
Crescent Moon & Star Embellished Drawstring Bag - Elegant Evening Purse Elevate your evening look with this stunning drawstring bag, featuring intricate beadwork that forms a celestial crescent moon and star design. Made from high-quality, durable fabric, this bag is as functional as it is beautiful. The shimmering gold and silver beads create a captivating contrast against the black background, while the long fringe detail adds a touch of sophistication and movement to your ensemble. Whether you're attending a wedding, gala, or a night out, this elegant evening bag will add a magical touch to your outfit. It also makes a perfect gift for someone who loves unique, statement accessories.
See the Addendum at the bottom of this posting for some new information on Goldie. This posting will feature a number of old postcard images of Goldie Jamison Conklin, a Seneca of the Heron Clan, from the Allegany Reservation, in Western New York. In most of these images Goldie is wearing a beaded bag, presumably of her own manufacture. Records indicate that she was born in Salamanca, New York on November 30, 1892 and died in 1974. Her parents were Jacob J. Jamison & Eliza D. Jamison. She was baptized at the St. Andrews Church in Irving, New York on July 7, 1921. For some undetermined period of time she worked as a model for the Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. of Little Valley, New York, as some of the postcards are advertisements for the company’s line of “Indian Brand” knives. Goldie’s Seneca name was Ah-Weh-Eyu which means Pretty Flower.Most of the images appear to have been taken by Jesse Lynn Blessing of The Blessing Studio, Salamanca, New York. He was the son of J. H. Blessing who was born around 1850 and died in 1933 in Salamanca, New York. Jesse took over the photography studio from his father and retired in 1945. Except were noted, all the images are circa 1910 real photographic postcards. This first image is an advertising postcard for the Cattaraugus Cutlery Company. It's postmarked Nov. 4, 1912. The printed advertising text on the back reads: I expect to call on you on or about Friday evening, November 8th with a full line of Cattaraugus "Indian Brand" cutlery. If you will keep this card in sight and hold your cutlery order for me, I will send you with your order a beautiful 10 x 14 photograph of this "Cattaraugus" Indian Princess. This was the 11 x 14 photographic premium that the company sent you of Goldie. A hand-written, period note on the back of this postcard reads: Goldie Jemison [sp] in Costume, niece of the interpreter. I killed three big ones up in the hills in Salamanca. This girl tied the ribbon on them. Will send you a nice hide in a few days and you can put it in your den. E.W. J. In a number of these images she is either holding a painted bow or there is one at her feet. The style of the bow is either Modoc, Hupa or Miwok from northern California. It may have been a ceremonial dance bow though some sources indicate it was a hunting bow. It appears to be the same bow in all the images and might have been a prop that was owned by the photographer that took most of these photographs. A close-up of Goldie's beaded bag. The different shades of grey in the fringe suggests that multi-colored beads were used to make it. This postcard is unused. The bow at her feet was used in several of the postcards in this series. This postcard is postmarked August 2, 1910. This postcard is postmarked June 2, 1909. A hand-written note on the back reads: Dear Little George Frederick - We are sleeping in Salamanca tonight. In the morning we go to Jamestown there to Lawtons Station. Hope you are well and having a good time. Love to all the youngsters and some smacks from Uncle Paul and Aunt Anna. It was mailed to an address in Ohio. This is an unused advertising postcard from the Cattaraugus Cutlery Company. The printed advertising text on the back reads: Never before have we shown such a splendid line of cutlery as this year. Greater assortment, better values and lots of new things. It will pay you to hold your order until you have seen the Cattaraugus "Indian Brand" cutlery. I expect to call about ___________. Keep this card. It has value for you. Yours truly, R.D.R. Sullivan. The bag in this image is missing the flap and suggests that it's construction may have been concurrent with her modeling career. This is a printed advertising postcard for the company. No date but looks to be circa 1910. An unused card of Goldie. In 2003, I painted a portrait of Goldie, titled Made of Thunder that was exhibited in conjunction with the beadwork exhibit by the same name. This was the image of her that I used as my model. Her portrait is illustrated below. The most famous legend in Niagara Falls is that of the Maid of the Mist and the Thunder God Hinum, who was believed to live behind the Falls. In an apocryphal version of this myth, an Indian maiden is sacrificed annually by sending her over the cataract in a canoe, laden with fruit to appease Hinum. In my portrait of Goldie, she is represented in a symbiotic relationship with the Falls, as a Native artist attuned to her surroundings and one proud of her heritage. From her waist belt she wears a beaded bag of her own manufacture. The bag that hangs from her neck has a large, central heart motif that is often seen in Iroquois work. This postcard was postmarked from Salamanca, NY in 1914. A hand-written note on the back reads: Dear Hazell, I received your card about the pictures of "Creation." I always go home on Sundays so was not here the first day they (the Indians) were here and didn't find out where they were until after they had gone. The posters that were around didn't tell where they were being shown. I was very sorry to have missed them and will try and see them if I can. Thanks for sending the card anyway. Love, Harriette. An unused advertising postcard from the Cattaraugus Cutlery Company. The printed advertising text on the back of this card reads: Don't lose this card. It is valuable to you. There is a beautiful photograph (10 x 14) of this "Cattaraugus" Indian maiden at the home office, and if you will call my attention to this card when i call on ________ I can get the photograph sent with your order. With Cattaraugus Cutlery Co., Little Valley, N.Y., makers of the celebrated "Indian Brand" cutlery. An unused postcard of Goldie. Circa 1908. This postcard was postmarked in Salamanca, NY on June 15, 1911. A note on the back of the card reads: Hello C.L., Some class to these people, don't you think so? Had a swell time last night. Your old friend, Jim. Mailed to an address in Pennsylvania. This last card is of a historical parade in Salamanca. Goldie is standing on the horse drawn float in the foreground. The photographer's blind stamp on the back says: Photo by Ralph J. Eddy, Salamanca, N.Y. Beneath this image are two additional detail views. Addendum After I did this posting on Goldie, I was contacted by Jim Conklin, her grandson. Jim was born in 1949 and his earliest memories of Goldie were of an older woman, "Grandma Conklin," and the last time he saw her was in 1966. Jim wrote me that he knew very little about his grandparents. “Goldie married Charles Conklin around 1912. My oldest uncle, Chester (Chet) was born in 1913. My dad, Robert, was the second child, born 11/17/18. Four more sons followed: twins Carl and Earl (1928), George, and Charles Jr. They lived in Irving, NY, and later moved to Silver Creek, NY, where they lived on a small farm during the years my family visited them on the reservation. I didn't realize it as a child, but my grandparents were rather poor, as were most people on the reservation. My father joined the Marines in October 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war in Europe. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and spent the war years in the Pacific. While home on leave in late 1944 - early 1945, he married my mother, Marilyn, and returned to the Pacific. If not for the atomic bombings, he probably would have been involved in the invasion of the Japanese mainland. My grandfather died around 1960, and my father died from burns suffered in an industrial accident in February, 1972. I last visited the reservation on a whim in 1977. Goldie had died, and I didn't know if any of my uncles could still be located. I went to my grandparents' home and found that my uncle Earl had opened a bait shop there. He gave me the photos of Goldie (the hand colored image above). I moved to the Denver area in 1978, and never returned to the reservation. A family friend who worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs had kept in touch with my uncles for many years, but lost touch about 15 years ago. I doubt that any of them are still living…Goldie always greeted us with hugs and smiles, telling us we were ‘such good-looking children.’”
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It's back, BUT with a twist! Our most anticipated style, the Hierarchy Skirt, is now sexier than ever. The new lingerie-inspired skirt with the most, includes seven beautiful tiers of different mediums mixing in feathers, fringe, ruffles and beadwork in hierarchical proportion. This skirt is a work of art and we know you'll love it as much as we do! CLOSURES : Invisible zipper at centre back. DETAILS : 7 tier circle skirt. STYLING TIP : Model is wearing Lingerie Rouge Corset with the Lingerie Rouge Hierarchy Skirt. FABRIC CONTENT : 100% Nylon Tulle, 100% Silk Organza, 100% Nylon Lace , Ostrich Feather, Black Tincel Fringe ,
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See the Addendum at the bottom of this posting for some new information on Goldie. This posting will feature a number of old postcard images of Goldie Jamison Conklin, a Seneca of the Heron Clan, from the Allegany Reservation, in Western New York. In most of these images Goldie is wearing a beaded bag, presumably of her own manufacture. Records indicate that she was born in Salamanca, New York on November 30, 1892 and died in 1974. Her parents were Jacob J. Jamison & Eliza D. Jamison. She was baptized at the St. Andrews Church in Irving, New York on July 7, 1921. For some undetermined period of time she worked as a model for the Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. of Little Valley, New York, as some of the postcards are advertisements for the company’s line of “Indian Brand” knives. Goldie’s Seneca name was Ah-Weh-Eyu which means Pretty Flower.Most of the images appear to have been taken by Jesse Lynn Blessing of The Blessing Studio, Salamanca, New York. He was the son of J. H. Blessing who was born around 1850 and died in 1933 in Salamanca, New York. Jesse took over the photography studio from his father and retired in 1945. Except were noted, all the images are circa 1910 real photographic postcards. This first image is an advertising postcard for the Cattaraugus Cutlery Company. It's postmarked Nov. 4, 1912. The printed advertising text on the back reads: I expect to call on you on or about Friday evening, November 8th with a full line of Cattaraugus "Indian Brand" cutlery. If you will keep this card in sight and hold your cutlery order for me, I will send you with your order a beautiful 10 x 14 photograph of this "Cattaraugus" Indian Princess. This was the 11 x 14 photographic premium that the company sent you of Goldie. A hand-written, period note on the back of this postcard reads: Goldie Jemison [sp] in Costume, niece of the interpreter. I killed three big ones up in the hills in Salamanca. This girl tied the ribbon on them. Will send you a nice hide in a few days and you can put it in your den. E.W. J. In a number of these images she is either holding a painted bow or there is one at her feet. The style of the bow is either Modoc, Hupa or Miwok from northern California. It may have been a ceremonial dance bow though some sources indicate it was a hunting bow. It appears to be the same bow in all the images and might have been a prop that was owned by the photographer that took most of these photographs. A close-up of Goldie's beaded bag. The different shades of grey in the fringe suggests that multi-colored beads were used to make it. This postcard is unused. The bow at her feet was used in several of the postcards in this series. This postcard is postmarked August 2, 1910. This postcard is postmarked June 2, 1909. A hand-written note on the back reads: Dear Little George Frederick - We are sleeping in Salamanca tonight. In the morning we go to Jamestown there to Lawtons Station. Hope you are well and having a good time. Love to all the youngsters and some smacks from Uncle Paul and Aunt Anna. It was mailed to an address in Ohio. This is an unused advertising postcard from the Cattaraugus Cutlery Company. The printed advertising text on the back reads: Never before have we shown such a splendid line of cutlery as this year. Greater assortment, better values and lots of new things. It will pay you to hold your order until you have seen the Cattaraugus "Indian Brand" cutlery. I expect to call about ___________. Keep this card. It has value for you. Yours truly, R.D.R. Sullivan. The bag in this image is missing the flap and suggests that it's construction may have been concurrent with her modeling career. This is a printed advertising postcard for the company. No date but looks to be circa 1910. An unused card of Goldie. In 2003, I painted a portrait of Goldie, titled Made of Thunder that was exhibited in conjunction with the beadwork exhibit by the same name. This was the image of her that I used as my model. Her portrait is illustrated below. The most famous legend in Niagara Falls is that of the Maid of the Mist and the Thunder God Hinum, who was believed to live behind the Falls. In an apocryphal version of this myth, an Indian maiden is sacrificed annually by sending her over the cataract in a canoe, laden with fruit to appease Hinum. In my portrait of Goldie, she is represented in a symbiotic relationship with the Falls, as a Native artist attuned to her surroundings and one proud of her heritage. From her waist belt she wears a beaded bag of her own manufacture. The bag that hangs from her neck has a large, central heart motif that is often seen in Iroquois work. This postcard was postmarked from Salamanca, NY in 1914. A hand-written note on the back reads: Dear Hazell, I received your card about the pictures of "Creation." I always go home on Sundays so was not here the first day they (the Indians) were here and didn't find out where they were until after they had gone. The posters that were around didn't tell where they were being shown. I was very sorry to have missed them and will try and see them if I can. Thanks for sending the card anyway. Love, Harriette. An unused advertising postcard from the Cattaraugus Cutlery Company. The printed advertising text on the back of this card reads: Don't lose this card. It is valuable to you. There is a beautiful photograph (10 x 14) of this "Cattaraugus" Indian maiden at the home office, and if you will call my attention to this card when i call on ________ I can get the photograph sent with your order. With Cattaraugus Cutlery Co., Little Valley, N.Y., makers of the celebrated "Indian Brand" cutlery. An unused postcard of Goldie. Circa 1908. This postcard was postmarked in Salamanca, NY on June 15, 1911. A note on the back of the card reads: Hello C.L., Some class to these people, don't you think so? Had a swell time last night. Your old friend, Jim. Mailed to an address in Pennsylvania. This last card is of a historical parade in Salamanca. Goldie is standing on the horse drawn float in the foreground. The photographer's blind stamp on the back says: Photo by Ralph J. Eddy, Salamanca, N.Y. Beneath this image are two additional detail views. Addendum After I did this posting on Goldie, I was contacted by Jim Conklin, her grandson. Jim was born in 1949 and his earliest memories of Goldie were of an older woman, "Grandma Conklin," and the last time he saw her was in 1966. Jim wrote me that he knew very little about his grandparents. “Goldie married Charles Conklin around 1912. My oldest uncle, Chester (Chet) was born in 1913. My dad, Robert, was the second child, born 11/17/18. Four more sons followed: twins Carl and Earl (1928), George, and Charles Jr. They lived in Irving, NY, and later moved to Silver Creek, NY, where they lived on a small farm during the years my family visited them on the reservation. I didn't realize it as a child, but my grandparents were rather poor, as were most people on the reservation. My father joined the Marines in October 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war in Europe. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and spent the war years in the Pacific. While home on leave in late 1944 - early 1945, he married my mother, Marilyn, and returned to the Pacific. If not for the atomic bombings, he probably would have been involved in the invasion of the Japanese mainland. My grandfather died around 1960, and my father died from burns suffered in an industrial accident in February, 1972. I last visited the reservation on a whim in 1977. Goldie had died, and I didn't know if any of my uncles could still be located. I went to my grandparents' home and found that my uncle Earl had opened a bait shop there. He gave me the photos of Goldie (the hand colored image above). I moved to the Denver area in 1978, and never returned to the reservation. A family friend who worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs had kept in touch with my uncles for many years, but lost touch about 15 years ago. I doubt that any of them are still living…Goldie always greeted us with hugs and smiles, telling us we were ‘such good-looking children.’”
Description: Powwows are large social gatherings of Native Americans who follow traditional dances started centuries ago by their ancestors, and which continually evolve to include contemporary aspects. These events of drum music, dancing, singing, artistry and food, are attended by Natives and non-Natives, all of whom join in the dancing and take advantage of the opportunity to see old friends and teach the traditional ways to a younger generation. During the National Powwow, the audience see dancers in full regalia compete in several dance categories, including Men and Women's Golden Age (ages 50 and older); Men's Fancy Dance, Grass and Traditional (Northern and Southern); Women's Jingle Dress, Fancy Shawl, and Traditional (Northern and Southern); Teens (13-17); Juniors (6-12) and Tiny Tots (ages 5 and younger). The drum groups are the heart of all powwows and provide the pulsating and thunderous beats that accompany a dancer's every movement. The powwow is led by three "host drums" that showcase three distinct styles of singing (Northern, Southern and contemporary) and represent the best examples of each style. The drum contest highlights groups of 10 to 12 members each, and they sing traditional family songs that are passed down orally from one generation to the next. The National Museum of the American Indian sponsored the National Powwow in 2002, 2005, and 2007 as a way of presenting to the public the diversity and social traditions of contemporary Native cultures. Creator/Photographer: Katherine Fogden Medium: Digital photograph Culture: American Indian Geography: USA Date: 2005 Repository: National Museum of the American Indian Accession number: 081305KFPWd059
The world knows not enough about the Native American Indians, their culture, clothing traditions, and lifestyle. Of course, there are museums and exhibitions that preserve some of the knowledge but only the real-life situations can show any culture in its fullest. So, we’ve prepared for you a collection of old photos that can give us a glimpse of what the Native Americans were like in the late 19th – the beginning of the 20th century. Unfortunately, we can’t have photos of these tribes from before the European colonization, simply because photography wasn’t invented yet. But it’s at least something.
shot on Mamiya 645 + Mamiya 80mm 1.9 Portra 400
Recently I came across another rare image of Southern New England Algonquins that was taken in 1923 and just included it below the original posting I did on the 1925 image. See Below. _______________________________________________________________________ Original Posting - March 14, 2015 I've been a little behind lately in my blog postings because I've been busy curating a new exhibit on Iroquois and Wabanaki beadwork that will open this spring. More on that in a future posting. I did want to share with you a compelling image that I came across recently. As a portrait artist, I am often drawn (excuse the pun) to powerful images of people from times past and this one certainly fits the bill. It’s one of the more intense group portraits that I have seen in a long time. The inscription on the bottom of the photograph reads: “N. E. Annual Pow-Wow of Algonquin Indians. Providence, R.I. October 14, 1925.” The image was vaguely familiar so I spent some time looking through my library and lo and behold, it was published in 1975 in The Narragansett People by Ethel Boissevain, pages 76 & 77. In Boissevain book the image is captioned: “Concerned Native Americans sustained a council of Eastern Algonkian Indians for several years during the 1920’s. This 1925 photograph shows a group of the Council composed of members of the Narragansett and Wampanoag tribes.” I thought I would share the image with you as some of you might recognize family members. The gaze on the face of many of these people is quite compelling and can cut right through you. I scanned the photo at a high resolution and added many detail shots of the group. If anyone can identify someone I would love to hear from you. The photograph appears to have been taken in the front of a Masonic lodge, most likely in Providence, RI as evidenced by the Square and Compass, the single most universally identifiable symbol of Freemasonry, which is displayed on the wall of the building behind the group. The photographer was L.W. Thurston, 166 Peace Street, Providence, RI. After I posted this two of the individuals depicted were identified as Nipmuck. I added that info below. Two of the individuals in this image have been identified. The woman on the left back row in front of the window is Sarah Cisco Sullivan. She was the Sachem of the Hassanamisco Band of Nipmuc Indians (now known as the Nipmuc Nation) during most of the 20th century. Her father, Chief Cisco, is standing to the left of her wearing a plains-style headdress which many men wore back then. Thank you Cheryll Toney Holley for this information. Burne Stanley-Peters said that she and Slow Turtle knew Sarah well. They knew her as Zara - Zara Cisco-Brough and she lived in the house on the Hassanamisco Reservation. The individual on the far left of this detail shot is Leroy C. Perry, aka Chief Sachem Ousa Mequin, (Yellow Feather), a Wampanoag. He worked for Rudulf Haffenreffer as an educational interpreter at the King Philip museum in Bristol, RI (now the Haffenreffer Museum). I have several other images of him wearing that same headdress. In one of those images he sits at Metacom's seat, a large quartz outcropping on the grounds of the Haffenreffer Museum. New Posting - July 4, 2017 The following image was discovered recently which depicts some of the same individuals in the image above. It was taken by the same photographer, L. W. Thurston, of Providence, RI although it appears to be in a different location. This image is titled "Council of Algonquin Indians of N.E., Providence, RI, December 13, 1923. The image, like the one above, is 8 x 10 inches. I've included some detail images below the full-size photo so you can better see the details.