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Exhibition History"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.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenanceSotheby's, London, England; Wellington collection (H/32), Long Island, New York
BibliographyCoe, Ralph T. Sacred Circles: Two Thousand Years of North American Art, Nelson Gallery of Art - Atkins Museum of Fine Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 1977. pg 178 plate 452.
Ewing Douglas C. Pleasing the Spirit. Ghylen Press: New York, 1982. pg 306 catalogue number 362.
"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 8-9.
D'Ambrosio, Paul, ed. "Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005." Special issue, Heritage:The Magazine of the New York State Historical Association 20 (2005), pp. 8-9.
Fognell, Evaed. Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, pp. 52 and 53.
Isserman, Maurice. On the Hill: A Bicentennial History of Hamilton College. Clinton, NY: Hamilton College, 2011, p. 74.
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. 64.
Bowl
Datec. 1780
MediumMaple burl, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 15 in. (19.7 × 41.9 × 38.1 cm)
Object numberT0824
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe celebratory nature of feasting was honored in the gracefully carved bowls, ladles and spoons used at feasts. Two spirit effigies preside over this feast bowl. Their distinct features distinguish them as a male and a female. Both have black hair and eyes, slender necks, and small squared shoulders. The male wears a warrior’s roached haircut and has a rounder face than the female. The rim highlighted in black pigment encircles and connects the two effigies.Exhibition History"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.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenanceSotheby's, London, England; Wellington collection (H/32), Long Island, New York
BibliographyCoe, Ralph T. Sacred Circles: Two Thousand Years of North American Art, Nelson Gallery of Art - Atkins Museum of Fine Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 1977. pg 178 plate 452.
Ewing Douglas C. Pleasing the Spirit. Ghylen Press: New York, 1982. pg 306 catalogue number 362.
"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 8-9.
D'Ambrosio, Paul, ed. "Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005." Special issue, Heritage:The Magazine of the New York State Historical Association 20 (2005), pp. 8-9.
Fognell, Evaed. Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, pp. 52 and 53.
Isserman, Maurice. On the Hill: A Bicentennial History of Hamilton College. Clinton, NY: Hamilton College, 2011, p. 74.
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. 64.
On View
Not on viewc. 2002-2014
c. 1890-1905
