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Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"Hearts of Our People," Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MI May 26, 2019 - August 18, 2019; 216 Frist Center for Visual Art, Nashville, TN, September 29, 2019 - January 12, 2020; 217 Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, February 23, 2020 - May 17, 2020 (extended to August 2, /2020); 218 Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, June 28, 2020 - September 20, 2020 (extended to October 17, 2020 - January 3, 2021).
ProvenanceA. W. Ericson, Arcata, California; Larry Wendt, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.62.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.261.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 114-115.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 24.
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. 274.
Culture
Hupa
Dance Skirt
Datec. 1875
DimensionsOverall (Unmounted): 34 × 35 in. (86.4 × 88.9 cm)
Overall (Mounted, including cleat): 33 × 39 × 5 × 1 3/4 in. (83.8 × 99.1 × 12.7 × 4.4 cm)
Object numberT0137
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThis skirt, part of a two-piece dance outfit, was worn during ceremonies. It was wrapped around the hips and secured at the front, with an apron underneath the front opening. Iridescent abalone shell and cobalt blue beads were just some of the precious materials used by the Hupa, Yurok and Karuk to decorate dance skirts. The abalone pendants made a musical sound when the skirt was used in dances.Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"Hearts of Our People," Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MI May 26, 2019 - August 18, 2019; 216 Frist Center for Visual Art, Nashville, TN, September 29, 2019 - January 12, 2020; 217 Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, February 23, 2020 - May 17, 2020 (extended to August 2, /2020); 218 Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, June 28, 2020 - September 20, 2020 (extended to October 17, 2020 - January 3, 2021).
ProvenanceA. W. Ericson, Arcata, California; Larry Wendt, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.62.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.261.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 114-115.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 24.
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. 274.
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