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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.
ProvenanceJeffrey Meyers, New York; Jay Leff, Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Arnold Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut; James Economos, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographySotheby's. 22 & 24 October 1983, lot 383, property of Jay C. Leff.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.436.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 156.
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. 481.
Hat
Date1840-1850
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 9 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (30.5 × 23.5 × 21 cm)
Object numberT0235
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThe wooden hunting hats of Alaska combine artistry with their practical use as rain and sun visors protecting the face from rain and snow. The spray of feathers at the back of this hat symbolically and spiritually imparted the bird’s keen instincts to the hunter. The elegant feathers and their careful arrangement pleased the spirit of the animal. The unusual shape of this closed-crown hat and its minimal decoration create a powerful appearance.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.
ProvenanceJeffrey Meyers, New York; Jay Leff, Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Arnold Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut; James Economos, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographySotheby's. 22 & 24 October 1983, lot 383, property of Jay C. Leff.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.436.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 156.
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. 481.
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