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ProvenanceDevere A. Card; Betty Miller, Ilion, New York; Buzz Hesse, Otego, New York
BibliographyCard, Devere A. The Use of Burl in America. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, 1971. Plate V, pg 12.
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. 94.
Cup
Datec. 1795-1820
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 3 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (5.1 × 9.5 × 19.7 cm)
Object numberT0856
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis finely carved burl cup was used for drinking. The attached carved barrel was slung over the owner’s belt. The carving on the cup features two beavers, two sturgeon or pike, two hearts and a rosette. The imagery is a mix of Native American motifs and Canadian folk art-inspired hearts and rosette. The rum barrel on the belt loop may be a reference to the role of rum consumption in an annual ceremony of the White Panther cult where the rum provided the members with visionary experiences. There are two other belt cups by the same maker in collections in Canada and the United States.ProvenanceDevere A. Card; Betty Miller, Ilion, New York; Buzz Hesse, Otego, New York
BibliographyCard, Devere A. The Use of Burl in America. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, 1971. Plate V, pg 12.
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. 94.
On View
On view
c. 1780
