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Sherry Brydon
ProvenancePrivate collection, California; Donald Ellis Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 34.
Brasser, Theodore. Native American Clothing: An Illustrated History. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2009. p. 263.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 25.
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. 293.
Culture
Chumash
Basket
Datec. 1800
MediumJuncas rush, sumac
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 18 1/2 in. (10.2 × 47 cm)
Object numberT0793
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextSubtle aesthetics often characterize the artistry of Chumash basketmaking. The woman who wove this basket created a symmetrical design using warm, earth-toned colors of black dyed juncas and white sumac to define her design elemts, while the deep golden juncas acts as the background. Her design features a horizontal band that encircles the upper area of the basket that flows towards the basket's center. Chumash baskets are remarkably lightweight for their size because the juncas stems that form the basket's coil foundations are hollow. The Chumash used basin-shaped coiled baskets such as this one for the preparation of meals but by 1880, because of the appreciation of Chumash weaving, what was once utilitarian ware became presentation gifts. (From the Catalog of the Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 2nd ed.)Sherry Brydon
ProvenancePrivate collection, California; Donald Ellis Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 34.
Brasser, Theodore. Native American Clothing: An Illustrated History. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2009. p. 263.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p. 25.
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. 293.
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