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Exhibition History"Transformations," Stonington Gallery, Seattle, Washington, June 6, 1998 - July 31, 1998.
ProvenanceStonington Gallery, Seattle, Washington
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.350.
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. 382.
Artist
Isabel Rorick
(b. 1955, Haida)
Hat
Date1997
MediumSpruce root
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (24.1 × 42.5 cm)
Object numberT0760
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe extraordinary woven pattern on this hat is central to its design and meaning. The pattern relates to a legend about a contest between a spider and a slug over who could create the most beautiful design. The spider’s web is the diamond design on the crown and the slug’s shiny trail is the zigzag on the brim. In the end they congratulated each other on the combined beauty of their designs. There are four generations of basketry weavers in Isabel Rorick’s family. Her great-grandmother, Isabel Edenshaw, is one of the most highly respected Haida artists of the 19th century.Exhibition History"Transformations," Stonington Gallery, Seattle, Washington, June 6, 1998 - July 31, 1998.
ProvenanceStonington Gallery, Seattle, Washington
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.350.
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. 382.
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