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ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mrs. Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (4191), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.413.
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. 457.
Culture
Athapaskan
Puberty Necklace
Datec. 1880
MediumWood, tanned hide, porcupine quills, ochre, dye, mammal teeth, goose quills(?), swan quills(?)
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 8 × 3/8 in. (33 × 20.3 × 1 cm)
Object numberT0719
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis necklace is associated with young girls’ coming of age rites. The delicate amulets that hang from the necklace likely possessed power or granted protection for a young girl on the cusp of her childbearing years.ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mrs. Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (4191), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.413.
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. 457.
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