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Manta

Date1910-1930
DimensionsOverall: 48 × 67 in. (121.9 × 170.2 cm)
Object numberT0437
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThis manta has been decorated with embroidery along its top and bottom edge. The lower embroidered section has five multicolored diamonds that enclose stylized butterflies and abstract rain clouds, symbols of fertility and renewal.The butterfly symbolizes fertility in part because of its ability to pollinate plants. Geometric patterns similar to those seen in prehistoric pottery show through the embroidered areas, creating a negative design element.
ProvenanceGerald Peters, 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.222.

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. 243.
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