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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.
"Treasures from the Thaw Collection," Wheelwright Museum of American Indian Art. Santa Fe, NM, May 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenanceMusee de l'Homme, Paris, France; Daniel Dubois, Paris, France; Rene Rasmussen, Paris, France; Pierre Bovis, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Gift of Arnold Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut, in honor of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, cover and p.35.
A.L. "Thaw's Indian Wing." ARTNEWS. Vol.94, No.6. (Summer 1995): 52.
New York State Bar Jounral. Vol.68, No.6. (September/October 1996): cover.
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. 23, fig. 11.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.135.
Cherokee Art; Historical Precendents, Contemporary Forms, University of Georgia Press, 2005.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 17.
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. 163.
Culture
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Feather Headdress
Datec. 1900
MediumEagle feathers, felt, porcupine quills, red cloth, glass beads, yarn, ermine skin, horsehair, down
DimensionsOverall (Object Dimensions): 26 × 20 × 17 1/2 in. (66 × 50.8 × 44.5 cm)
Object numberT0060
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextOnly prominent warriors achieved the right to wear a full-feather headdress. A headdress reflected the individual achievements of the owner and was also part of the regalia of specific warrior societies. Today Native leaders present feather headdresses to government officials and politicians to signify a diplomatic relationship.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.
"Treasures from the Thaw Collection," Wheelwright Museum of American Indian Art. Santa Fe, NM, May 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenanceMusee de l'Homme, Paris, France; Daniel Dubois, Paris, France; Rene Rasmussen, Paris, France; Pierre Bovis, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Gift of Arnold Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut, in honor of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, cover and p.35.
A.L. "Thaw's Indian Wing." ARTNEWS. Vol.94, No.6. (Summer 1995): 52.
New York State Bar Jounral. Vol.68, No.6. (September/October 1996): cover.
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. 23, fig. 11.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.135.
Cherokee Art; Historical Precendents, Contemporary Forms, University of Georgia Press, 2005.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 17.
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. 163.
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