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ProvenanceJames Waste, California; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.103.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 179.
Culture
Mandan or Hidatsa
Knife Sheath
Date1875-1900
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (7.6 × 0.6 × 31.1 cm)
Object numberT0391
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextKnife sheaths were one of the most important items of a man’s gear and a prominent symbol of hunting prowess. Mandan and Hidatsa women were exceptional quill workers and their affinity for dying quills red and yellow is seen here. Dyed horsehair tassels also decorate the top and the bottom of the sheath. It retains the strap which suspended it around the hunter’s neck.
ProvenanceJames Waste, California; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.103.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 179.
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