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Exhibition History"Art Des Indiens D'Amerique Du Nord Dans La Collection D'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions D'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
ProvenanceDianne Teller-Ferguson, Geneseo, New York; Hesse Galleries, Otego, New York; Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyHesse Galleries catalogue - 14 October 1995, lot 105 (appears on cover and unpaginated leaf).
Perriot, Francoise, and Slim Batteux, trans. Arts des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d'Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris, Somogy, 1999, p. 58, fig. 43.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.158.
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. 181.
Culture
Apsaalooke (Crow)
Necklace
Date1830-1860
DimensionsOverall (Including tie): 23 1/2 × 6 in. (59.7 × 15.2 cm)
Object numberT0439
Credit LineGift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextA warrior honored the spiritual power of his dreams and visions by creating symbolic references of his experience. This beaver tooth necklace is a fascinating example of a warrior’s belief in, and reliance upon, the blessings of a beaver spirit. In Crow mythology, the beaver spirit was an important representative of the “Underwater Persons,” known for their curative powers. Neck ornaments such as this provided spiritual and protective power for a warrior.Exhibition History"Art Des Indiens D'Amerique Du Nord Dans La Collection D'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions D'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
ProvenanceDianne Teller-Ferguson, Geneseo, New York; Hesse Galleries, Otego, New York; Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyHesse Galleries catalogue - 14 October 1995, lot 105 (appears on cover and unpaginated leaf).
Perriot, Francoise, and Slim Batteux, trans. Arts des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d'Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris, Somogy, 1999, p. 58, fig. 43.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.158.
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. 181.
On View
Not on viewc. 1795-1820
