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ProvenanceJohn Parker, Tennessee, 1970s; Toby Herbst, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyFognell, 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. 11.
Culture
Dallas
Gorget
Datec. 1500-1600
MediumBusycon whelk shell
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 6 × 1 1/2 in. (14.3 × 15.2 × 3.8 cm)
Object numberT0850
Credit LineGift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe discovery of this gorget at the site of this historical village does not imply a Cherokee origin; these objects may predate the local settlement of Cherokee Indians. Engraved in the regional Citico stytle, the conventional image represents a coiled rattlesnake, its large eye in the center beside the mouth full of teeth. Behind the eye, a group of V-shaped lines at the end of the snake's tail represents its rattles. Two small holes served to attach the gorget to a necklace.ProvenanceJohn Parker, Tennessee, 1970s; Toby Herbst, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyFognell, 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. 11.
On View
Not on view1575-1625
c. 1850
