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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by B…
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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by Bryan Edwards, Class of 2019. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (Mohawk, 1917 - 1999)
Date20th century
MediumSplint ash and sweet grass
DimensionsOverall (with lid): 8 × 8 in. (20.3 × 20.3 cm) Composition (a) (basket): 4 1/2 in. × 8 in. (11.4 × 20.3 cm) Composition (b) (lid): 3 1/2 in. × 8 in. (8.9 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds donated by Williamn G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971, in honor of Chief Skenandoah
Object number2004.6a-b
Not on view
DescriptionWoven splint ash with sweet grass with lid with circular woven handle.

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.);

1995
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Dreams and Visions from the Woodlands: Contemporary Artists of the Iroquois and Ojibwa," January 16 - February 19, 1995.
Provenance 1995: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery).
Markings Marked in ink on bottom at center: SNYE, Que. 1995
Published References Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, "Gallery Acquires Contemporary Native American Art", FRIENDS OF ART NEWSLETTER (August 1995).
Signature Signed in ink on bottom at center: Mary Adams
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