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ProvenanceRoss Auction House, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (1978.5), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.296.
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. 447.
Culture
Tlingit
Basket
Date1900-1920
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 × 8 5/8 in. (11.7 × 21.9 cm)
Object numberT0544a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries Tlingit weavers produced highly decorated baskets to appeal to Victorian buyers. The top of this basket is hollow and filled with pebbles or lead shot. The pattern found on the edge of the rim always matches the pattern on the bottom.ProvenanceRoss Auction House, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (1978.5), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.296.
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. 447.
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