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ProvenanceBruce Van Landingham, New Mexico; Malcolm Grimmer, Santa Fe, New Mexico; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gates, Scottsdale, Arizona
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 24.
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. 175.
Bag
Datec. 1820-1840
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 26 × 3 in. (38.1 × 66 × 7.6 cm)
Object numberT0821
Credit LineGift of Richard A. Gates
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis possible bag illustrates the earliest expressions of Plains beadwork. In the early 1800s European glass beads were rare and expensive: 100 beads cost one horse. Early beads were fairly large “pony” beads, but around 1850 smaller seed beads replaced pony beads. Beads were a new medium and women translated traditional quillwork and paint designs into beadwork. Simple geometric designs embellish this possible bag.ProvenanceBruce Van Landingham, New Mexico; Malcolm Grimmer, Santa Fe, New Mexico; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gates, Scottsdale, Arizona
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 24.
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. 175.
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