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Datec. 1875
MediumNatural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/16 × 7 1/2 in. (25.6 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin W. Arnold, Class of 1866; Transferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.494
Not on view
DescriptionFlat oval woven with brown striped pattern. Mats of this type may have been used as spoon rests during a meal and were also made for sale to tourists.
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no catalog).
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 39, illus. 36).
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no catalog).
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 39, illus. 36).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. late 1800s, definitely by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Benjamin W. Arnold.
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. late 1800s, definitely by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Benjamin W. Arnold.
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 36, illus. 36.
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink along outer edge: NANW 32.; in ink on verso at center: E17[crossed out]
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.490
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.492
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root, natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.493
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.491
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.474a-b
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root, natural and dyed grass, and a glass bottle
Object number: 1984.489a-b
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.482
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.475a-b
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.476a-b
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.477
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Spruce root, natural and dyed grass, and glass bottle
Object number: 1984.488a-b