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ProvenanceJoel and Kate Kopp, New York City
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.59.
Fognell, Eva, Jonathan Holstein, and Naomi Szpot. Plain & Fancy: Native American Splint Baskets. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2013, p. 13, pl. 4.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 35.
Culture
Mohawk (Haudenosaunee)
Splint Basket
Datec. 1860
MediumBlack ash, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 12 in. (18.4 × 26.7 × 30.5 cm)
Object numberT0286
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextFrom the earliest times wood has been used for utensils. Belt cups were made of burl; an abnormal growth found on many species of tree. This belt cup has an image of a moose carved in low relief on the convex side, and a small bone serves as a toggle to retain the cup under the owner’s belt.ProvenanceJoel and Kate Kopp, New York City
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.59.
Fognell, Eva, Jonathan Holstein, and Naomi Szpot. Plain & Fancy: Native American Splint Baskets. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2013, p. 13, pl. 4.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 35.
On View
Not on viewc. 1835
