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Exhibition History"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.
ProvenanceWalter M. Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.153.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 64.
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. 149.
Culture
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Pipe
Datec. 1880
DimensionsOverall (Pipe Stem): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 22 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 55.9 cm)
Overall (Pipe Bowl): 1 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 8 in. (3.8 × 10.8 × 20.3 cm)
Object numberT0058a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThis pipe was popular among the Lakota in the late 19th century. The stem’s relief carving depicts an elk, turtle, and buffalo. The remainder is wrapped with red and white plaited quillwork. A tuft of red-dyed horsehair and a piece of birdskin with feathers are attached at the center. A number of stems made by this artist are known, and most have similar figures. They may refer to virtues associated with these particular animals; the elk as a symbol for love, the turtle for steadfastness, the buffalo as the provider of all things needed for life. The catlinite or pipestone head is of a standard type made post-1860.Exhibition History"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.
ProvenanceWalter M. Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.153.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 64.
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. 149.
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