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ProvenanceDoug Peckett, Sheffield, Alabama; Ralph Olson, Deerfield, Illinois
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.34.
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. 13.
Culture
Dallas
Gorget
Date1375-1475
MediumBusycon whelk shell
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Object numberT0708
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThis is an example of "spaghetti-style," marine shell gorget in which the engraved design tends to dissolve into a cluster of intertwining lines and perforations. Gorgets decorated in this style have been found in eastern Tennessee and nearby parts of northeastern Alabama, and a relationship has been suggested with the art of the Florida Gulf coast (cf. Fundaburk and Foreman 1957, pls. 42, 45, and 46; Lankford 2008). The long nose of the Hero Twins in this object, clearly represents the long nose of the "wild" Twins, as seen in an earlier variant, the "Long Nosed God" in multiple genres and media.ProvenanceDoug Peckett, Sheffield, Alabama; Ralph Olson, Deerfield, Illinois
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.34.
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. 13.
On View
Not on viewc. 1850
