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Exhibition History"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.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"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.
ProvenanceJay Mahoney, New York City; Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York City 1980, lot 314; James Economos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Stefan Edlis, Chicago, Illinois
BibliographySotheby's. Sale 4472Y. 15 November 1980, lot 314, property from the Estate of Jay Mahoney, New York. [not illustrated].
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.382.
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. 428.
Culture
Tlingit
Dance Apron
Date1830-1850
DimensionsOverall: 39 × 41 in. (99.1 × 104.1 cm)
Overall (Without Fringe): 19 1/2 × 41 in. (49.5 × 104.1 cm)
Object numberT0208
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThe style of this Chilkat weaving, made with a combination of finger-weaving and painted designs, emerged at the end of the 18th century. Traditionally, men painted the designs and women completed the apron by weaving it following the painted pattern. The design on this particular apron is that of a bear’s head, forelegs, feet, and claws. The woman who wove this apron used a weaving technique that allowed for the formation of curvilinear lines and ovoids, designs called formlines by art historians.Exhibition History"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.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"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.
ProvenanceJay Mahoney, New York City; Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York City 1980, lot 314; James Economos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Stefan Edlis, Chicago, Illinois
BibliographySotheby's. Sale 4472Y. 15 November 1980, lot 314, property from the Estate of Jay Mahoney, New York. [not illustrated].
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.382.
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. 428.
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