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ProvenanceMorning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Dennis Eros, Ocean Park, Washington
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.297.
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. 441.
Culture
Tlingit
Paddles
Date1890-1910
MediumYellow cedar, pigments
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 3/4 × 49 1/2 in. (12.1 × 1.9 × 125.7 cm)
Object numberT0569a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextNorthwest coast people traveled, hunted and went visiting by canoe. The paddles used to propel the canoe typically had long blades and short shafts. This set is beautifully formed, deeply carved and painted on one side.ProvenanceMorning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Dennis Eros, Ocean Park, Washington
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.297.
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. 441.
On View
On view1450-1550
