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ProvenanceFifi White, Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.96.
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. 95.
Taylor, Tobi Lopez, ed. Leon Polk: Hiding in Plain Sight, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2021, p. 25.
Culture
Lenape (Delaware)
Blouse
Datec. 1900
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 × 25 in. (52.1 × 63.5 cm)
Object numberT0641
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis black cotton blouse, with its generous flounce, provides a decorative contrast for the profusion of shiny German silver brooches. Fine clothing communicated complex messages about gender, age, social status, beauty, spiritual and cultural affiliations. Additionally, hairstyle, jewelry, face and body, and piercing were equally important elements of dress.ProvenanceFifi White, Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.96.
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. 95.
Taylor, Tobi Lopez, ed. Leon Polk: Hiding in Plain Sight, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2021, p. 25.
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