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Exhibition History"Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Chiefs," Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC, Canada, January 1, 1999 - December 31, 1999.
"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.
ProvenanceChief Charles Jones, Port Renfrew, British Columbia; Donald Ellis Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
BibliographyBlack, Martha. Our of the Mist: MuupuKwanum Tupaat: Treasurees of the Nuu-chah-nulth Chiefs. Victoria: Royal British Columbia Museum, 1999, p. 88.
Donald Ellis Gallery, 2003, pp. 16-17.
Gustafson, Eleanor H. "Museum Accessions". Magazine Antiques. Vol. CLXV, No. 3, March 2004: 34.
Crank. Mikaela. "On the Winds: Shards." Native Peoples. May/June 2004: 16.
"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol. 20. pg. 40.
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. 333.
Bowl
Datec. 1750-1810
MediumSpruce wood, pigments
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 8 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (30.5 × 21.6 × 24.1 cm)
Object numberT0807
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextNative oral tradition states that this venerable bowl was last used in 1876, at the birth of the father of the last Pacheedaht owner. The chief's name among his people is Queesto, a title that traces back fifteen generations. The bowl is said to have held red pigment, an important material in most Northwest Coast ceremonies. In the wolf ritual of the Nuu-chah-nulth, red-painted faces identified the sacred duties and initiated status of the participants, including those who were sent out inviting the village to the feast that marked the beginning of the ceremonial. Beyond its traditional function, this richly embellished wooden bowl is an important link in the historical evolution of Nuu-chah-nulth sculpture. (From the Catalog of the Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 2nd ed.)Exhibition History"Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Chiefs," Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC, Canada, January 1, 1999 - December 31, 1999.
"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.
ProvenanceChief Charles Jones, Port Renfrew, British Columbia; Donald Ellis Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
BibliographyBlack, Martha. Our of the Mist: MuupuKwanum Tupaat: Treasurees of the Nuu-chah-nulth Chiefs. Victoria: Royal British Columbia Museum, 1999, p. 88.
Donald Ellis Gallery, 2003, pp. 16-17.
Gustafson, Eleanor H. "Museum Accessions". Magazine Antiques. Vol. CLXV, No. 3, March 2004: 34.
Crank. Mikaela. "On the Winds: Shards." Native Peoples. May/June 2004: 16.
"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol. 20. pg. 40.
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. 333.
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