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Exhibition History"Arrows of the Spirit: North American Indian Adornment from Prehistoric to Present," Mingei International, San Diego, California, August 27, 1999 - April 1, 2000.
ProvenanceHarry G. Beasley, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, Chislehurst, Kent, England; Rene Rasmussen, Paris, France (on loan to Musee de l'Homme, Paris 1930-1972); Pierre Bovis, San Francisco, California; George Terasaki, New York City
BibliographyChristie's. (London) 29 June 29, 1983, no. 77.
Sotheby's. Sale 5785. 29 November 1988, lot 66.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.59.
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. 41.
Culture
Wendat (Huron)
Pouch Panel
Datec. 1777
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (19.1 × 21.6 cm)
Object numberT0280
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextDelicate embroidery of moosehair on black-dyed deerskin is a distinctive art form of the Wendat (Huron) of Lorette, Quebec. Pouches, moccasins and gloves were among the types of objects that the Huron embroidered with stylized floral motifs and geometric elements such as the arc-and-dot or sky dome motif which is thought to be a reference to the great dome of the sky. Originally the pouch would have had a shoulder strap. As well, a number of tin cones are missing and the remaining ones have lost much of their brightly red-dyed moosehair. The extension of hide around the edge acted as a support for these inch-long tufts of red-dyed hair.Exhibition History"Arrows of the Spirit: North American Indian Adornment from Prehistoric to Present," Mingei International, San Diego, California, August 27, 1999 - April 1, 2000.
ProvenanceHarry G. Beasley, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, Chislehurst, Kent, England; Rene Rasmussen, Paris, France (on loan to Musee de l'Homme, Paris 1930-1972); Pierre Bovis, San Francisco, California; George Terasaki, New York City
BibliographyChristie's. (London) 29 June 29, 1983, no. 77.
Sotheby's. Sale 5785. 29 November 1988, lot 66.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.59.
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. 41.
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