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ProvenanceT.C. Teunisse, Netherlands; Christie's, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Arthur O. Wellman, Boston, Massachusetts; Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.179.
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. 200.
Culture
Northwestern Metis
Bag
Datec. 1870
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (21.6 × 45.1 cm)
Object numberT0742
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextMétis women were renowned for their meticulous silk thread embroidery in the late 19th century and delicate floral imagery began to dominate their repertoire. Both the floral imagery and geometric patterns on panel bags are always unique. The bags were often referred to as “fire bags” among fur traders because they held the flint and steel to make fires.ProvenanceT.C. Teunisse, Netherlands; Christie's, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Arthur O. Wellman, Boston, Massachusetts; Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.179.
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. 200.
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