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Datec. 1820
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 1 7/8 × 5 3/4 in. (8.3 × 4.8 × 14.6 cm)
Object numberT0053a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextOn the end of this pipe stem, a red Thunderbird discharges a bolt of lightning from one of his wings. The two circles beside the thunderbolt may symbolize the sun and moon, as one is painted red and the other black.
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.
ProvenanceAcquired by R. VandenBergh at Crow Agency trading post, Montana; Toby Herbst, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.34.

Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.107.

Perriot, Francoise, and Slim Batteux, trans. Arts des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d'Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris: Somogy, editions d'Art, 1999, p. 47, fig. 33.

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. 116.
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