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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.
"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"Coming Home," Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine, January 20, 2015 - January 20, 2016.
ProvenanceRichard Pohrt, Jr., Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 10.
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. 99.
Culture
Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Bag
Datec. 1840-1850
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (24.4 × 21 cm)
Object numberT0778
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextMi'kmaq beadworkers selected the finest red or blue wool stroud because this material provided a rich contrasting background for their intricate beadwork. White beads dominate the largely geometric compositions while smaller details are highlighted in blue, green, and yellow beads. This elaborate beadwork is also found on formal clothing such as chief’s coats, hoods, caps, moccasins, and sashes. 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.
"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"Coming Home," Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine, January 20, 2015 - January 20, 2016.
ProvenanceRichard Pohrt, Jr., Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 10.
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. 99.
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