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ProvenanceNatalie Fay Linn, Portland, Oregon
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 51.
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. 455.
Culture
Chilcotin
Basket
Datec. 1880-1890
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 13 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (22.2 × 33.7 × 26.7 cm)
Object numberT0796
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextBurden baskets made from coiled spruce roots are a distinctive feature of the traditional culture of the Chilcotin, an Athabaskan-speaking people living in south-central British Columbia. These burden baskets were also artistic creations, combining technical skill, attention to detail, and compelling imagery. Decoration is with red cherry bark and yellow-white grass, applied through imbrication to the outer surface of the sides. A second decorative technique interweaving of grass with the spruce root stitching can be seen on the lower sides. A row of long-necked birds marches in orderly fashion along the bottom of this basket. Above them, a row of animals do the same but in the opposite direction The willow rod below the rim adds strength and support to the basket.ProvenanceNatalie Fay Linn, Portland, Oregon
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 51.
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. 455.
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