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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.
ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, ca. 1883; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1928; Taylor Museum (5009), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyDrew, Leslie and Douglas Wilson. ARGILLITE: ART OF THE HAIDA. North Vancouver, British Columbia: Hancock House Publisher Ltd., 1980, p.218, Taylor Museum.
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. 127, fig. 102.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.347.
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. 375.
Culture
Haida
Model Totem Pole
Datec. 1890
MediumArgillite, metal
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (41.3 × 8.9 × 5.7 cm)
Object numberT0724
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextArgillite is a soft slate unique to Haida Gwaii. The slate is naturally grey but after finishing the carving the artist rubbed his fingers over the carving and natural oils and sweat from his hands created this highly polished surface. Totem poles became an important art form during the nineteenth century and finely carved models were made for collectors and tourists.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.
ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, ca. 1883; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1928; Taylor Museum (5009), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyDrew, Leslie and Douglas Wilson. ARGILLITE: ART OF THE HAIDA. North Vancouver, British Columbia: Hancock House Publisher Ltd., 1980, p.218, Taylor Museum.
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. 127, fig. 102.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.347.
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. 375.
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