Roach (headpiece), Northern Plains, Wyoming or Montana, about 1880–85. Deer and porcupine hair, dye, leather, vegetal cord. Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert.
Deer and porcupine hair, dye, leather, vegetal cord. Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert.
Wearing blanket (First Phase), Diné (Navajo), Arizona or New Mexico, 1840–60. Wool weft-faced plain weave. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Wool weft-faced plain weave. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Olla (water jar), Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, about 1880. Earthenware with red, brown, and black slip paint. Everett Fund.
Earthenware with red, brown, and black slip paint. Everett Fund.
Moccasins, Huron-Wendat (Wyandot), Wendake, Quebec, early 19th century. Leather (probably moose or deer skin), woven dyed porcupine quills, bast fiber thread, plain weave silk ribbon, dyed hair tufts (probably moose), tinned sheet iron cones, napped plain weave wool backing. Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone.
Leather (probably moose or deer skin), woven dyed porcupine quills, bast fiber thread, plain weave silk ribbon, dyed hair tufts (probably moose), tinned sheet iron cones, napped plain weave wool backing. Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone.
Winslow Homer, Indian Camp (Quebec), 1895. Watercolor on paper. Warren Collection—William Wilkins Warren Fund.
Watercolor on paper. Warren Collection—William Wilkins Warren Fund.
Olla (water jar), Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, 1820–40. Earthenware with white and black slip paint. Gift of Mrs. George A. Goddard.
Earthenware with white and black slip paint. Gift of Mrs. George A. Goddard.
Basket, Yokut, California, before 1920. Sedge, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), red bud (Cercis occidentalis), grass. Gift of Miss Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer.
Sedge, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), red bud (Cercis occidentalis), grass. Gift of Miss Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer.
Effigy figure, Mississippian, modern-day Missouri, 900–1400. Earthenware. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales.
Earthenware. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales.
Reed and Barton, “Progress Vase” made for the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, Taunton, Massachusetts, about 1875. Silver, silver-plate, gilding. Museum purchase with funds donated by Deedee and Barrie A. Wigmore and funds by exchange from a Gift of Margueritte E. Kimball, Gift in memory of Hannah Levy, Gift of Donald O. Reichert, American Decorative Arts Curator’s Fund, Gift of Suzanne and Frederic Weinstein, Gift of the Haim S. Eliachar Family Fund, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, Gift of Margret Craver Withers, Gift of Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler, Gift of the artist, Gift of Richard and Margaret Kavesh, Gift of Buford Colgate Joiner, Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust, and Gift of Bloomingdale’s.
Silver, silver-plate, gilding. Museum purchase with funds donated by Deedee and Barrie A. Wigmore and funds by exchange from a Gift of Margueritte E. Kimball, Gift in memory of Hannah Levy, Gift of Donald O. Reichert, American Decorative Arts Curator’s Fund, Gift of Suzanne and Frederic Weinstein, Gift of the Haim S. Eliachar Family Fund, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, Gift of Margret Craver Withers, Gift of Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler, Gift of the artist, Gift of Richard and Margaret Kavesh, Gift of Buford Colgate Joiner, Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust, and Gift of Bloomingdale’s.
Roach (headpiece), Northern Plains, Wyoming or Montana, about 1880–85. Deer and porcupine hair, dye, leather, vegetal cord. Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert.
Deer and porcupine hair, dye, leather, vegetal cord. Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert.
Wearing blanket (First Phase), Diné (Navajo), Arizona or New Mexico, 1840–60. Wool weft-faced plain weave. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Wool weft-faced plain weave. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Olla (water jar), Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, about 1880. Earthenware with red, brown, and black slip paint. Everett Fund.
Earthenware with red, brown, and black slip paint. Everett Fund.
Moccasins, Huron-Wendat (Wyandot), Wendake, Quebec, early 19th century. Leather (probably moose or deer skin), woven dyed porcupine quills, bast fiber thread, plain weave silk ribbon, dyed hair tufts (probably moose), tinned sheet iron cones, napped plain weave wool backing. Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone.
Leather (probably moose or deer skin), woven dyed porcupine quills, bast fiber thread, plain weave silk ribbon, dyed hair tufts (probably moose), tinned sheet iron cones, napped plain weave wool backing. Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone.
Winslow Homer, Indian Camp (Quebec), 1895. Watercolor on paper. Warren Collection—William Wilkins Warren Fund.
Watercolor on paper. Warren Collection—William Wilkins Warren Fund.
Olla (water jar), Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, 1820–40. Earthenware with white and black slip paint. Gift of Mrs. George A. Goddard.
Earthenware with white and black slip paint. Gift of Mrs. George A. Goddard.
Basket, Yokut, California, before 1920. Sedge, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), red bud (Cercis occidentalis), grass. Gift of Miss Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer.
Sedge, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), red bud (Cercis occidentalis), grass. Gift of Miss Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer.
Effigy figure, Mississippian, modern-day Missouri, 900–1400. Earthenware. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales.
Earthenware. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales.
Reed and Barton, “Progress Vase” made for the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, Taunton, Massachusetts, about 1875. Silver, silver-plate, gilding. Museum purchase with funds donated by Deedee and Barrie A. Wigmore and funds by exchange from a Gift of Margueritte E. Kimball, Gift in memory of Hannah Levy, Gift of Donald O. Reichert, American Decorative Arts Curator’s Fund, Gift of Suzanne and Frederic Weinstein, Gift of the Haim S. Eliachar Family Fund, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, Gift of Margret Craver Withers, Gift of Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler, Gift of the artist, Gift of Richard and Margaret Kavesh, Gift of Buford Colgate Joiner, Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust, and Gift of Bloomingdale’s.
Silver, silver-plate, gilding. Museum purchase with funds donated by Deedee and Barrie A. Wigmore and funds by exchange from a Gift of Margueritte E. Kimball, Gift in memory of Hannah Levy, Gift of Donald O. Reichert, American Decorative Arts Curator’s Fund, Gift of Suzanne and Frederic Weinstein, Gift of the Haim S. Eliachar Family Fund, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, Gift of Margret Craver Withers, Gift of Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler, Gift of the artist, Gift of Richard and Margaret Kavesh, Gift of Buford Colgate Joiner, Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust, and Gift of Bloomingdale’s.