Beautiful Old Hand-stitched Leather and Woven Pin Cushion Acoma pueblo original to the postcard

original to the postcard

paper not brittle

9 1/8" x 6 1/4" x 1 3/8"

but I'd put them in a bowl myself

a major figure in the emergence of American modernism

Beautiful Old Hand-stitched Leather and Woven Pin Cushion Acoma pueblo original to the postcardYesterday was my day for finding wonderful and unusual old pin cushions, this and twelve sided one I just listed found in New Hampshire. The leather on this one is soft and just beautifully aged, and makes me want to just carry it around in my hand. The center appears to have been hand woven, with a dark green brown thread showing on the exterior, with the leather sewn to either edge. It seems possible that this could be Native American, but I'm not