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ProvenanceGrace Nicholson (4916), Pasadena, California; Claire Zeisler, Chicago, Illinois; Morning Star Gallery, 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.283.
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. 302.
Artist
Nellie Harris
(Mono)
Basket
Datec. 1912
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (12.1 × 22.2 cm)
Object numberT0499
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextGrace Nicholson identified Nellie Harris as the maker of this bottleneck basket in a ledger that outlines Nicholson’s collecting activities among the Mono of the central California and Nevada border. The pattern on this basket seems to be a variation of the rattlesnake motif, while the evenness of stitch and classic treatment of shape makes this a fine basket. At present, little is known about Nellie Harris or her work.ProvenanceGrace Nicholson (4916), Pasadena, California; Claire Zeisler, Chicago, Illinois; Morning Star Gallery, 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.283.
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. 302.
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