Gabriele Grones, Sweetgrass 2 (Colored Feathered Cap), 2023, oil on canvas, 4x4 in. (10,2x10,2 cm)

Painting inspired by "Feathered Headdress", 19th-20th century, Brazil. Feathers, vegetable fibers. Dimensions: H. 12 x W. 10 1/2 in. (30.5 x 26.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum, New York. — Sweetgrass is one of the most representative herbs in Native American cultures, but similar species of herbs are also found in many other traditions. The use of long blades of grass for the creation of ritual objects is diffused throughout the Americas and is present here in a painting of a mixed color feathered cap from the Amazon region, where the woven grass forms the inner frame.