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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Datedate unknown
MediumCatlinite (pipestone)
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 in. × 6 in. × 1 1/4 in. (8.3 × 15.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.551
Not on view
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2011
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
? - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
? - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Markings
Marked in ink on side: E110
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: date unknown
Medium: Stone with paint
Object number: 1984.550
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Wood
Object number: 1984.552
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Alabaster and stamped bread
Object number: 1943.19
Unknown artist, Spanish
Date: 18th-19th century
Medium: Carved polychromed wood and canvas
Object number: 1986.44
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: early 7th-10th century C.E.
Medium: Limestone
Object number: 1991.234
Unknown artist, Polynesian
Date: after 1770
Medium: Ironwood, also known as toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak)
Object number: 2023.10.28
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood with paint and lacquer
Object number: 2023.10.31
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: date unknown
Medium: Tanned hide, glass beads, and horse or cow tail
Object number: 1984.553
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Tanned leather, sinew, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.532
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Rawhide with brass tacks, glass seed beads, and red paint
Object number: 1984.541
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and sinew
Object number: 1984.543