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Exhibition History"Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead," Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, May 18, 2013 - January 5, 2014.
ProvenanceForrest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.45.
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. 39.
Culture
Mohawk (Haudenosaunee)
Glengarry Cap
Datec. 1870
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (8.9 × 14 × 27.3 cm)
Object numberT0276
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe British Army in Canada after the French Indian War (1754-63) included the Scottish Glengarry Regiment whose dress uniform was distinguished by this unique form of cap. Native women beaded hats such as this one and sold them to tourists and visitors as souvenirs.Exhibition History"Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead," Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, May 18, 2013 - January 5, 2014.
ProvenanceForrest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.45.
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. 39.
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