Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rug: squares w/knotted work in star design
Title
Rug: squares w/knotted work in star design
Object name
Runner
Date
1860-1890
Medium
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 21 x 3/4 in. ( 119.4 x 53.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Rectangular runner composed of 18 blocks of black wool fabric, each with a single star with thick, two-color pile outline and small pompom at center; with feather-stitching along seams, and green croqueted border and multi-colored tassels on each each short side.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.11817
Marks
handwritten in ink: on paper "NADELMAN Collection" label attached to object: "2850 / Am."
Gallery Label
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
