Ska-ba-quay Tesson (c.1846 – 1929) also known as A Ski Ba Qua[1] and Mrs. Joseph Tesson[2]) was a Meskwaki artist who is known for her textile art.

Biography

Tesson was born around 1846 and was part of the Meskwaki group of Native Americans.[3] When items were purchased from her, she was living in Tama, Iowa.[4] Tesson acted as a cultural informant for anthropologists studying her people.[5]

Work

Tesson's work, a yarn bag (c.1900), in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian in New York was attributed specifically to her, rather than to her tribal affiliation in 2010.[6] Her textile work consisted of twined storage bags that had a tapestry-like appearance.[2] Her work was based on traditional methods of weaving using nettle fiber and buffalo wool, but also incorporated new designs.[1][7] Tesson also made bags using buckskin and porcupine quills.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Penney 1992, p. 126.
  2. 1 2 "Ska-ba-quay, bag - Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian". National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  3. "Record Bag | Collections Search Center". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  4. Penney 1992, p. 133.
  5. Michelson, Truman (1934). "The Identification of the Mascoutens". American Anthropologist. 36 (2): 227. doi:10.1525/aa.1934.36.2.02a00080 via Internet Archive.
  6. Dobrzynski, Judith H. (2011-02-03). "At Denver Art Museum, American Indian Works as Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  7. Hobbs, Robert (1989). "Constancy, Change, and Cultural Interaction in Mesquakie Art" (PDF). In Torrence, Gaylord; Hobbs, Robert (eds.). Art of the Red Earth People: The Mesquakie of Iowa. Iowa City: The University of Iowa Museum of Art. pp. 42. ISBN 9780295968315.
  8. The Art of the Great Lakes Indians. Internet Archive. Flint, Michigan: Flint Institute of Arts. 1973. pp. 6. OCLC 644545964.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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