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ProvenanceRowena Martinez, El Rincon Trading Post, Taos, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.250.
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. 269.
Culture
Akimel O'odham (Pima)
Basket
Datec. 1925
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 8 7/8 × 11 in. (11.4 × 22.5 × 27.9 cm)
Object numberT0472
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextBasketmakers use black devil’s claw as a decorative material to contrast the light brown background of the willow. Here, the weaver has used a diagonal orientation of lines and stepped squares to convey a sense of energy.ProvenanceRowena Martinez, El Rincon Trading Post, Taos, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.250.
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. 269.
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