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Belt

Date1900-1930
MediumWool
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 108 in. (10.2 × 274.3 cm)
Object numberT0464
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextBoth Navajo and Pueblo Indians wove belts for their own use. The fine weaving of these items also appealed to tourists and many were made for this trade. Belts are still a valued artform.
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.243.

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. 260.
On View
On view
Belt
Dine (Navajo)
1900-1930
Belt
Dine (Navajo)
1900-1930
Blanket
Dine (Navajo)
1840-1860
Serape
Dine (Navajo)
1850-1860
Blanket
Dine (Navajo)
1865-1875
Blanket
Dine (Navajo)
1860-1880
Serape
Dine (Navajo)
1840-1860
Dress
Dine (Navajo)
1860-1880
Blanket
Dine (Navajo)
c. 1865
Moqui Style Blanket
Dine (Navajo)
c. 1870
Wedge Weave Blanket
Dine (Navajo)
1875-1880
Manta
Dine (Navajo)
1875-1885

5798 STATE HIGHWAY 80
COOPERSTOWN NY, 13326
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