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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.92.
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. 97.
Culture
Mohegan - Pequot
Splint Basket
Datec. 1830
DimensionsOverall (Including Handle): 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (16.5 × 24.1 × 36.2 cm)
Overall (Not Including Handle): 5 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (14 × 24.1 × 36.2 cm)
Object numberT0287
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe broad ashwood splints of this storage basket provide a large surface area for stamped painted decoration. The large geometric motifs which appear as pointed stars on the end of the basket and as nested arches on each side of the basket are sometimes referred to as medallions and might symbolize the four cardinal directions. Leaf motifs appear with the arched medallions and in a more stylized format along a vine at the corners.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.92.
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. 97.
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