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Provenance Alexander Gallery, New York; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyAlexander Gallery. Christmas of 1989: Something for Everyone. New York City: Alexander Gallery, 1989, p.68.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.18.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.76.
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. 78.
Culture
Mesquakie (Sauk and Fox)
Pipe Bag
Date1840-1850
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (49.5 × 16.2 cm)
Object numberT0018
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThe shapes of skin bags changed with the introduction of scissors and steel knives, but they often retained a reference to the shape of an animal. The softly tanned hide of this bag was beaded with curvilinear, almost abstract flowers, and reflected the infusion of new highly stylized designs. A new intertribal art style emerged among the Native people that were forced to move to reservations in Oklahoma and Kansas. This bag reflected the efforts to revitalize a Native identity during a period of profound change.Provenance Alexander Gallery, New York; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyAlexander Gallery. Christmas of 1989: Something for Everyone. New York City: Alexander Gallery, 1989, p.68.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.18.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.76.
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. 78.
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