Early Heart Shaped (c. Mid 19th Century) Beaded Iroquois Pin Cushion door buzzer The words themselves are really

The words themselves are really excellent

6 1/2" tall x 7" wide (with dress spread flat)

and the children identified as Joseph Genther and Rodrick (I believe) Sidealle--perhaps fast friends rather than brother and sister

On its 32 sides are the spelled out numbers 1-10 and pictures representing each letter of the alphabet

Early Heart Shaped (c. Mid 19th Century) Beaded Iroquois Pin Cushion door buzzer The words themselves are reallyI don't think photos with no sense of scale do justice to this one those beads are tiny, and the pin cushion relatively small, so it feels very fine in hand. And it is definitely an early one, c. 1850s I believe. There is a great blog devoted to early Iroquois (including Seneca) and Wabanaki pin cushions, including many heart shaped examples along the lines of this one, which I believe is Iroquois. Wear to the sides as evident it does appear it was