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On the bottom of this basket is the following information: Made by Dwight Timerson, Seneca, Allegany NY. It is difficult to tell which Haudenosaunee nation made a particular splint basket so this documentation is very valuable giving us irrefutable (hmmmm) evidence of Seneca workmanship. Upon Dr. Speck’s death the basket descended in the family.
ProvenanceFrank Goldsmith Speck; Roy Blankenship; Jonathan Holstein (JA284), Cazenovia, New York
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 19.
Fognell, Eva, Jonathan Holstein, and Naomi Szpot. "Plain & Fancy: Native American Splint Baskets. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2013, p. 14, pl. 7.
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. 36.
Artist
Dwight Jimerson
(c. 1920 - 1948, Seneca (Haudenosaunee), Heron Clan)
Splint Basket
Datec. 1920-1930
MediumBlack ash
DimensionsOverall: 16 × 13 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (40.6 × 34.9 × 37.5 cm)
Object numberT0812
Credit LineGift of Jonathan Holstein
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis ash splint basket was collected directly from its Seneca maker, Dwight Timerson, by the American anthropologist and museum collector, Dr. Frank G. Speck (1881-1950). After completing his degree under Dr. Franz Boas at Columbia University, Dr. Speck became professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speck vast collecting have enriched the collections of many institutions such as the American Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of Canada.On the bottom of this basket is the following information: Made by Dwight Timerson, Seneca, Allegany NY. It is difficult to tell which Haudenosaunee nation made a particular splint basket so this documentation is very valuable giving us irrefutable (hmmmm) evidence of Seneca workmanship. Upon Dr. Speck’s death the basket descended in the family.
ProvenanceFrank Goldsmith Speck; Roy Blankenship; Jonathan Holstein (JA284), Cazenovia, New York
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 19.
Fognell, Eva, Jonathan Holstein, and Naomi Szpot. "Plain & Fancy: Native American Splint Baskets. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2013, p. 14, pl. 7.
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. 36.
On View
Not on view1950
1950
