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Exhibition History"Floral Journey: Native North American Flower Beadwork," Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 2014 - May 11, 2015.
ProvenanceWilliam Channing, 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.59.
Dubin, Lois S. Floral Journey: Native North American Beadwork. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2014, fig. 76, p. 82.
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
Tuscarora (Haudenosaunee)
Hat
Datec. 1870
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 7 1/2 in. (15.2 × 19.1 cm)
Object numberT0277
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe Haudenosaunee are well known for their elaborate beadwork. This vibrant hat known as a “Gustowa” has a stylized floral pattern.Exhibition History"Floral Journey: Native North American Flower Beadwork," Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 2014 - May 11, 2015.
ProvenanceWilliam Channing, 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.59.
Dubin, Lois S. Floral Journey: Native North American Beadwork. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2014, fig. 76, p. 82.
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.
On View
On viewc. 1990
