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Exhibition History"Treasures from the Thaw Collection," Wheelwright Museum of American Indian Art. Santa Fe, NM, May 1, 2000 - December 31, 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.
ProvenanceDescended in the Henry Stevens family, Barnet, Vermont; Christopher Selser, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyDowns, Dorothy. Art of the Florida Seminole and Miccosukee Indians. Gainsville, Florida: University Press of Florida, 1995, p.173.
Vincent, Gilbert T. "The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art." The Antiques Magazine, July 1995, p.67, pl. IX.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.14.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.39.
Fognell, Eva, ed. Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 44.
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. 17.
Culture
Seminole
Bandolier Bag
Datec. 1830
DimensionsOverall: 28 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (72.4 × 21.6 cm)
Object numberT0005
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextSoutheast bandolier bags feature distinct long triangular flaps and shoulder straps that terminate in forked or multi-lobed ends. The serpentine lines on the forked ends of this bag’s shoulder straps relate to snakes which possessed spiritual significance. White beads boldly outlining abstract and curvilinear designs on a richly colored cloth background were an important Southeastern aesthetic device.Exhibition History"Treasures from the Thaw Collection," Wheelwright Museum of American Indian Art. Santa Fe, NM, May 1, 2000 - December 31, 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.
ProvenanceDescended in the Henry Stevens family, Barnet, Vermont; Christopher Selser, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyDowns, Dorothy. Art of the Florida Seminole and Miccosukee Indians. Gainsville, Florida: University Press of Florida, 1995, p.173.
Vincent, Gilbert T. "The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art." The Antiques Magazine, July 1995, p.67, pl. IX.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.14.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.39.
Fognell, Eva, ed. Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 44.
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. 17.
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