Culture/People:

Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Arthur Amiotte (Arthur Douglas Amiotte), Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge], b. 1942  Search this

Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

Title:

Mystery Shawl

Object Name:

Wall hanging

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn, wood, metal bell/bells, vegetal fiber, commercial leather thong, cotton twine/string, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Knitted, knotted, braided, strung, tied

Dimensions:

188.0 x 161.0 x 13.0 cm

Object Type:

Works of Art (Other)

Place:

Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA

Date created:

1970

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Tipi Shop at the Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Rapid City, South Dakota) in 1970; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

26/2472

Barcode:

262472.000

See related items:

Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]

Works of Art (Other)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65cf1b4e0-3efa-415b-bce3-8a9df3495055

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_278582