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Exhibition History"Arrows of the Spirit: North American Indian Adornment from Prehistoric to Present," Mingei International, San Diego, California, August 27, 1999 - April 1, 2000.
ProvenanceAlexander Grant Dallas, Hudson's Bay Adminstrator, Fort Victoria, 1857-1861/Fort Garry, Manitoba, 1862-1864; Christie's London, England; Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyChristie's. (London) Sale 4911. 8 December 1992, lot 140.
Christie's International Magazine. November/December 1992, Vol.IX, No.7, p.38.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.180.
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. 200.
Culture
Plateau Cree-Metis
Leggings
Datec. 1860
DimensionsOverall: 17 3/4 × 18 5/8 in. (45.1 × 47.3 cm)
Object numberT0395a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThese leggings were made in Washington in the 1850s by Cree-Metis women who had moved thousands of miles west from central Canada. Known as the flower beadwork people in their homeland, these leggings proudly show that heritage.Exhibition History"Arrows of the Spirit: North American Indian Adornment from Prehistoric to Present," Mingei International, San Diego, California, August 27, 1999 - April 1, 2000.
ProvenanceAlexander Grant Dallas, Hudson's Bay Adminstrator, Fort Victoria, 1857-1861/Fort Garry, Manitoba, 1862-1864; Christie's London, England; Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyChristie's. (London) Sale 4911. 8 December 1992, lot 140.
Christie's International Magazine. November/December 1992, Vol.IX, No.7, p.38.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.180.
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. 200.
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