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Blanket strip and blanket

Culture/People:
probably Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux) (attributed)  Search this
Possible owner:
Jacob Lefthand Bull (Jake Left-Hand-Bull), Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), 1878-1943  Search this
Previous owner:
Parson's Trading Post (Parson's Indian Trading Post)  Search this
Seller:
Parson's Trading Post (Parson's Indian Trading Post)  Search this
Object Name:
Blanket strip and blanket
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, hide, satin ribbon
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, appliquéd
Dimensions:
162 x 250 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
23/746
Barcode:
230746.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws664a1da63-bb41-4c1b-8a5e-7e8f913d87d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_245826
Online Media:

Mitake Oyasin (All My Relations)

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Robert Penn (Bobby Penn/Wicanhpi), Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)/Omaha, 1946-1999  Search this
Previous owner:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Donor:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Title:
Mitake Oyasin (All My Relations)
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, oil paint
Techniques:
Painted, framed
Dimensions:
125.9 x 95.4 x 2.8 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vermillion; Clay County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
1994
Catalog Number:
26/3895
Barcode:
263895.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws617db2cfb-75a7-4c94-9697-96561ea0e6b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_280048
Online Media:

Red Bear's Winter Count

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Martin E. Red Bear (Hehaka Gleska [Spotted Elk]), Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]/Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), b. 1947  Search this
Previous owner:
NMAI Resource Center  Search this
Title:
Red Bear's Winter Count
Object Name:
Painting illustrating events in the artist's life between 1980 and 2004
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, acrylic paint
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
116.5 x 116.0 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Rapid City; Pennington County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
2005
Catalog Number:
26/8020
Barcode:
268020.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67dc742d3-0bac-4b6e-931e-a5c675dbd274
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_389182
Online Media:

Oyate Owicakiye Wicasa / Awe Kooda Bilaxpak Kuuxshish

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Steven Tamayo (Steve A. Tamayo), Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Commissioner:
Cowboy-Indian Alliance  Search this
Donor:
Cowboy-Indian Alliance  Search this
Title:
Oyate Owicakiye Wicasa / Awe Kooda Bilaxpak Kuuxshish
Object Name:
Tipi cover
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, wood, acrylic paint
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
609.6 cm (height)
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
National Mall; Washington, DC; District of Columbia; USA
Date created:
2014
Catalog Number:
26/9288
Barcode:
269288.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6585ef265-0461-4733-9e02-c6714982da4b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_409890
Online Media:

Untitled (Cross)

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Dyani White Hawk Polk, Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), b. 1976  Search this
Seller:
Dyani White Hawk Polk, Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), b. 1976  Search this
Title:
Untitled (Cross)
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, acrylic paint, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Painted, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
6.5 x 35.5 x 35.5 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Saint Paul; Ramsey County; Minnesota; USA
Date created:
2014
Catalog Number:
26/9334
Barcode:
269334.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c3444c26-9f35-45e4-bced-5c22b9392b83
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_410471

Painting

Culture/People:
probably Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Standing Bear, Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Cowhide
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
253 x 228 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
10/2397
Barcode:
102397.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f0e4d50b-ac61-4e45-8e53-0273d803c6ec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_110581
Online Media:

War club

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930  Search this
Previous owner:
Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930  Search this
Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941  Search this
Donor:
Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941  Search this
Object Name:
War club
Media/Materials:
Hide, stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Place:
Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
13/6483
Barcode:
136483.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690493c1a-2f09-4a64-af4b-2c4e023d7138
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_146874
Online Media:

"Green River" knife and sheath

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Stephen Jewett, Non-Indian, 1844-1916  Search this
Object Name:
"Green River" knife and sheath
Media/Materials:
Metal knife, hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, stitched
Dimensions:
55 x 8 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
1/3959
Barcode:
013959.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fb0af8bb-4dd0-4c03-85f0-4a81e4688e87
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14787
Online Media:

Dance shield and cover

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Richard Joste, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Dance shield and cover
Media/Materials:
Feather/feathers, hide
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
41 x 39 x 9 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
16/2490
Barcode:
162490.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b794a24b-350f-4d1c-bce9-d203d48a75bb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_174211
Online Media:

Quirt

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Richard Joste, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Quirt
Media/Materials:
Antler
Techniques:
Incised
Object Type:
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
16/2509
Barcode:
162509.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c8426659-7b5f-438c-991f-fc2ba2fa97b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_174231
Online Media:

Headdress

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Spotted Tail (Sinte Gleska/Sinte-galeshka/Cin-te-gi-le-ska/Tshin-Tah-Ge-Las-Kah), Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), 1823-1881  Search this
Brigadier General Charles G. Sawtelle, Non-Indian, 1834-1913  Search this
Captain Edmund Munroe Sawtelle, Non-Indian, 1891-1947  Search this
Collector:
Brigadier General Charles G. Sawtelle, Non-Indian, 1834-1913  Search this
Object Name:
Headdress
Media/Materials:
Eagle feather/feathers, wool cloth, cotton cloth, horn, metal bell/bells, twine/string
Techniques:
Stitched, wrapped
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
17/6693
Barcode:
176693.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws691d762f9-48d3-401f-b984-ef7298feffee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_189194
Online Media:

Gunstock club

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922  Search this
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Donor:
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Gunstock club
Media/Materials:
Wood, brass tacks/bosses, iron point
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
80 x 29 x 2 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
18/4434
Barcode:
184434.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e5732005-1004-4535-89e1-d0e203376f1b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_197271
Online Media:

Dance club

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922  Search this
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Donor:
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Dance club
Media/Materials:
Catlinite/pipestone, wood, hide
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
18/4435
Barcode:
184435.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f1733df-e1aa-48d8-80fd-f99bbe643487
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_197272
Online Media:

War club

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922  Search this
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Donor:
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Object Name:
War club
Media/Materials:
Hide, stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
18/4436
Barcode:
184436.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dfca07c4-5c13-4e2b-84c8-21fc9786a17e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_197273
Online Media:

Hair ornament

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Buca Blue Thunder (Harold Sylvester Blue Thunder), Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux], 1978-2007  Search this
Seller:
White Horse Herbs  Search this
NMAI agent:
Emil Her Many Horses (EHMH), Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]  Search this
Object Name:
Hair ornament
Media/Materials:
Metal items, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork
Dimensions:
14 x 5.5 x 1 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Mission, Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
2001
Catalog Number:
25/7209
Barcode:
257209.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63ae37997-57d4-4041-b4e9-2006391b2324
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_273097
Online Media:

Hair clasp/Barrette

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Buca Blue Thunder (Harold Sylvester Blue Thunder), Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux], 1978-2007  Search this
Seller:
White Horse Herbs  Search this
NMAI agent:
Emil Her Many Horses (EHMH), Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]  Search this
Object Name:
Hair clasp/Barrette
Media/Materials:
Metal jewelry findings, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork
Dimensions:
4.5 x 8 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Mission, Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
2001
Catalog Number:
25/7210
Barcode:
257210.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c1acfa9b-704f-4593-9a68-7bee434dea67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_273098
Online Media:

Trading cards

Culture/People:
Non-Indian  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Goudey Gum Company, 1918-1962  Search this
Donor:
John A. Newbauer (John Arthur Newbauer Jr.), Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
John A. Newbauer (John Arthur Newbauer Jr.), Non-Indian  Search this
Subject:
Osceola, Seminole, ca. 1803-1838  Search this
Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), Mohawk, ca. 1742-1807  Search this
Chief Pontiac (Obwandiyag), Odawa (Ottawa), ca. 1720-1769  Search this
King Philip (Metacom/Metacomet/Pometacom), Wampanoag, 1638-1676  Search this
Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan/Wahunsunacock), Powhatan, ca. 1545-ca. 1618  Search this
Massasoit (Ousamequin), Wampanoag, ca. 1581-1661  Search this
Pocahontas (Matoaka/Amonute/Rebecca Rolfe), Powhatan, ca. 1595-1617  Search this
Tenskwatawa (Tens-Kwau-Ta-Wa/Tens-Qua-Ta-Wa/The Shawnee Prophet), Shawnee, 1775-1836  Search this
Ah-No-Je-Nahge (He Who Stands on Both Sides), Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Buffalo Bull, Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)  Search this
Conquering Bear (Mathó Wayúhi), Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), 1800-1854  Search this
Dutchy, Apache  Search this
Chief Tecumseh (Tecumtha/Tekamthi/Shooting Star/Tekoomse/The One Who Passes Across Intervening Space from One Point to Another), Shawnee, 1768-1813  Search this
Chief American Horse (Wasechun-tashunka/Washi-ta-tonga), Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), 1840-1908  Search this
Chief Billy Bowlegs (Holata Micco/Oh-Lochta-Mico/Oh lachta mico/Oh-loch-ta Mi-co/Och-Lochta Micco/O-loc-to-mi-co), Seminole, ca. 1810-1859  Search this
Chief Satanta (Set Ta Inte/Sa-Tant-Ta/Chief White Bear), Kiowa  Search this
Chief Spotted Tail (Sinte Gleska/Sinte-galeshka/Cin-te-gi-le-ska/Tshin-Tah-Ge-Las-Kah), Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), 1823-1881  Search this
Red Tomahawk, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this
Daniel Boone, Non-Indian, 1734-1820  Search this
Jim Bridger (James Bridger), Non-Indian, 1804-1881  Search this
William Penn, Non-Indian, 1644-1718  Search this
General George Crook, Non-Indian, 1828-1890  Search this
Many Shots, Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)  Search this
Chief Four Bears (Mato-Tope/Mat'o-tope/Ma-to-toh-pe), Numakiki (Mandan), ca. 1795-1837  Search this
Weasel Calf, Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)  Search this
Samoset, Abenaki (Abnaki)  Search this
Two Crows, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Chief Rain In The Face (Iromagaja/Ito-na-gaju/Ite-Mahazhu/I-Te-Amaghazhu/Exa-ma-gozua), Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux), ca. 1835-1905  Search this
Object Name:
Trading cards
Media/Materials:
Cardboard, ink
Techniques:
Lithographed
Dimensions:
7.3 x 6.0 cm
Object Type:
Advertising/Logo items
Place:
Boston; Suffolk County; Massachusetts; USA
Date created:
1933-1940
Catalog Number:
26/6541
Barcode:
266541.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Advertising/Logo items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b6013abd-0786-4e76-862a-a4f7bd7eb509
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_391689
Online Media:

Debwaywin (Her Berry Fast)

Culture/People:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Monica Raphael (Monica Jo Raphael), Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)/Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Seller:
Monica Raphael (Monica Jo Raphael), Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)/Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Title:
Debwaywin (Her Berry Fast)
Object Name:
Woman's outfit
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, hide, birchbark, porcupine quills, glass bead/beads, brass thimble/thimbles, brass bell/bells, metal jewelry findings, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Sewn, dyed, quill embroidered, bead-wrapped, stitched
Dimensions:
Shirt: 44.5 x 62.5 cm; Skirt: 63 x 48 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Apache, Fort Sill Apache Reservation; Caddo County; Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
2019
Catalog Number:
27/573
Barcode:
270573.000
See related items:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66954541b-bb8e-43f2-893e-b2bcbdfe1ca8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_416419
Online Media:

Wówahokuŋkiya | Lead

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Dyani White Hawk Polk, Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), b. 1976  Search this
Seller:
Highpoint Center for Printmaking  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool (AWHI)  Search this
Title:
Wówahokuŋkiya | Lead
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink, metal foil
Techniques:
Screenprinted/serigraph printed
Dimensions:
141 x 81.3 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Minneapolis; Hennepin County; Minnesota; USA
Date created:
2019
Catalog Number:
27/636
Barcode:
270636.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69091ff73-287e-46db-8a5a-a545ab34d6ee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_416570

Moccasins

Culture/People:
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
William "Quill Bill" Mendoza, Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)/Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Seller:
William "Quill Bill" Mendoza, Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)/Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Deerhide/deerskin, commercially tanned leather, cotton cloth, porcupine quills, metal cones, thread, metallic thread, sequins, glass bead/beads, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Sewn, dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), edge beaded
Dimensions:
29 x 12 x 10.8 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Bozeman; Gallatin County; Montana; USA
Date created:
2021
Catalog Number:
27/642
Barcode:
270642.000
See related items:
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668ad5fdf-4e62-44ed-bf8e-18cf905529d7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_416576

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