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ProvenanceMaurice G. Dermaux, Paris, France; Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.58.
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. 38.
Culture
Mohawk (Haudenosaunee)
Moccasins
Datec. 1860
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 3 1/4 × 10 in. (10.2 × 8.3 × 25.4 cm)
Object numberT0278a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis style of beadwork was fashionable in the late 1840s. Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women experimented with a denser grouping of beads than in the earlier beadwork. Sprays of stylized floral beadwork on black cloth or velvet gained favor in these compositions. The color range was generally limited to four colors but two tones of each color were always used. This style beadwork is often seen on bags and moccasins and it remained in vogue for approximately 50 years.ProvenanceMaurice G. Dermaux, Paris, France; Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.58.
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. 38.
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