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Exhibition History"Art Des Indiens D'Amerique Du Nord Dans La Collection D'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions D'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
Extended Loan AAOA (following Met Thaw Travelling Exhibit), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, October 16, 2017 - April 16. 2019.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Haslemere, Surrey, England in 1950; James Hooper Collection (H. 1458), Sussex, England; British Rail Pension Fund; Christie's, London, England, 1976, lot 177; James Economos, Denver, Colorado; Stefan Edlis, Chicago , Illinois
BibliographyBurland, Cottie. Gods and Demons in Primitive Art. London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1973, pl.15, James Hooper.
Phelps, Steven. Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa, and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection, London, Eng: Hutchinson, 1975, p. 312, fig. 1458.
Christie, Manson & Woods LTD. 9 November 1976, lot 177.
"Auction Block." American Indian Art Magazine. Spring 1977. Vol.2, No.2: 85.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.80.
Wardwell, Allen. Tangible Visions: Northwest Coast Indian Shamanism and its Art. New York: Monacelli Press/Corvus Press, 1996, p.38, fig.21.
Perriot, Francoise, and Slim Batteux, trans. Art des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d'Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris, Somogy edition d'Art, 1999, p. 123, fig. 98.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.334.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 29.
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. 361.
Culture
Haida
Rattle
Date1800-1830
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 × 5 × 4 3/4 in. (26 × 12.7 × 12.1 cm)
Object numberT0191
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextGlobular rattles have largely been associated with the practice of shamans from the Queen Charlotte Islands, the British Columbia mainland, and south to Vancouver Island. The globular rattles have also been employed by those ritualists who function as attendants to ceremonial dancers, using the soft sound of the rattle to effect positive spirit presence and maintain calm in those dancers susceptible to spirit possession. Round rattles have evolved, especially among the Haida, to become the sculptural basis for a great deal of inspired representation, often displaying imaginatively conceived and skillfully carved images.Exhibition History"Art Des Indiens D'Amerique Du Nord Dans La Collection D'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions D'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
Extended Loan AAOA (following Met Thaw Travelling Exhibit), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, October 16, 2017 - April 16. 2019.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Haslemere, Surrey, England in 1950; James Hooper Collection (H. 1458), Sussex, England; British Rail Pension Fund; Christie's, London, England, 1976, lot 177; James Economos, Denver, Colorado; Stefan Edlis, Chicago , Illinois
BibliographyBurland, Cottie. Gods and Demons in Primitive Art. London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1973, pl.15, James Hooper.
Phelps, Steven. Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa, and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection, London, Eng: Hutchinson, 1975, p. 312, fig. 1458.
Christie, Manson & Woods LTD. 9 November 1976, lot 177.
"Auction Block." American Indian Art Magazine. Spring 1977. Vol.2, No.2: 85.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.80.
Wardwell, Allen. Tangible Visions: Northwest Coast Indian Shamanism and its Art. New York: Monacelli Press/Corvus Press, 1996, p.38, fig.21.
Perriot, Francoise, and Slim Batteux, trans. Art des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d'Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris, Somogy edition d'Art, 1999, p. 123, fig. 98.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.334.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 29.
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. 361.
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