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ProvenancePrivate collection, Ohio; Dewey Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyPenney, David W and George Longfish. Native American Art. New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1994, pp.208-209.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.299.
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. 317.
Culture
Wishxam or Wasco
Ladle
Date1800-1850
MediumBighorn sheep horn
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 3 1/2 × 5 in. (15.2 × 8.9 × 12.7 cm)
Object numberT0147
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextSheep horn ladles frequently feature human and/or animal figures on the handle. This alert-looking wolf or otter-like figure is geometric in character, its stiff legs joining the curve of the handle in an architectural fashion. The ribs are exposed and exaggerated, and the straight line formed by the tail, body, and neck terminates in a simply carved, but expressive face. The handles are carved from the curling tip of the sheep horn.ProvenancePrivate collection, Ohio; Dewey Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyPenney, David W and George Longfish. Native American Art. New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1994, pp.208-209.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.299.
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. 317.
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