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ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, ca. 1883; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mrs. Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (4962), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyBarbeau, Marius. Medicine-Men on the North Pacific Coast. National Museum of Canada, Bulletin No.152, Anthropological Series No.42, 1958; reprint, National Museums of Canada, 1973, pp.22; 26-27, misidentified as a part of the Denver Art Museum's collection.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.346.
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
Shaman Figure
Datec. 1890
MediumArgillite, ivory
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (18.4 × 14.9 cm)
Object numberT0747
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextArgillite, a soft stone when quarried, became an important material for Haida artists in the 19th century in response to tourists seeking souvenirs. Single or group figurines were popular collector’s items. In the group carving of three shamans, the center man is being carried by his companions.ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, ca. 1883; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mrs. Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taylor Museum (4962), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyBarbeau, Marius. Medicine-Men on the North Pacific Coast. National Museum of Canada, Bulletin No.152, Anthropological Series No.42, 1958; reprint, National Museums of Canada, 1973, pp.22; 26-27, misidentified as a part of the Denver Art Museum's collection.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.346.
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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