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Cradle Panel
Cradle Panel

Cradle Panel

Datec. 1800-1825
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 14 3/4 in. (16.5 × 37.5 cm)
Object numberT0847
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis quilled panel originally served as a coverlet on the lower part of a cradle. Here five deer or underwater panthers are depicted in striking silhouette marching in procession. Above and below are rows of half-diamond motifs interchanged with thunderbirds. The archaic simplicity of the design reflects early Plains quillwork at its best. The metal cones would have created noise attracting the attention of the baby.
ProvenanceGalerie Duperier, Paris, France; private collection; Bonhams, San Francisco, California
BibliographyFognell, 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. 115.
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