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carved wood cup with straight handle; rounded cup has beaver and canoe carved on bottom; tapering two-part handle carved with scroll at end and rows of triangles

Belt Cup, c. 1830

Wendat (Huron)

G260

Chief's rattle; depicts the raven lengend a raven is shown with a human figure reclining on his back; the man holds a frog's tongue in his mouth in the act of sucking out a person which was believed to be helpful to shamans in their mystical rituals; the frog's body emerges from a hawk; the rounded underside of the raven's body is carved to represent a sparrow hawk; polychromed cedarwood sewn together with leather, inlaid abalone eyes in the raven

Rattle, c. 1850-1910

probably Haida

G261

Chilkat blankets are woven by the women of the Chilkat branch of the Tlingit tribe, using patterns devised by Chilkat men. Warp is goat hair and yellow cedar bark twine. Dyes are dervived from hemlock bark, lichen and copper. Style and technique may be traced to the Tsimshian tribe. Fringe 20 inches on bottom, 8 inches on side. Catalog card: Gift of Mrs. Folwell W. Coan from the estate of Mrs. Eugene Carpenter. Mended 1974.

Chilkat dancing blanket (Naaxin), c. 1840-1890

Tlingit or Haida

Not on View

Copright of the artist%2C artist%27s estate%2C or assignees.

Awatovi Birds, 1990

Dextra Quotskuyva

G259

beaded panel with geometric design at bottom of bag; fringe with strung beads and red tassels; simple quillwork design of flowers on body of bag

Man's Pouch, c. 1800

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Dakhóta

G259

simple, abstracted seated bird shape with large head; greenish-grey banded stone; holes on bottom

Bird stone, c. 1500-500 BCE

Archaic Woodlands

G260

woman's dress; leather with beadwork, copper discs and bells; yoke completely beaded on blue ground

Dress, c. 1880-1890

Lakȟóta

G261

ledger book of 16 drawings of various scenes

Book of Drawings, c. 1876

Bear's Heart

G261

doll, cloth with leather moccasins, two beaded shoulder bags, one containing wood arrows in a quiver, doll has human hair.

Doll, c. 1900

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G260

doctor bag-style with metal closure and metal handle; beaded overall with blue ground; geometric shapes on sides (crosses and triangles); one side has scene of two cowboys (one on white and black horse and one on rust-colored, white and yellow horse) roping blue and red steers; opposite side decorated with three Native American figures with teepee; horse in LLC and horses' heads around top and L sides; lined in light green

Suitcase, 1880-1910

Nellie Two Bear Gates

G261

dark blue wool with yellow, red and white stripes at one end; appliquéd silk ribbon in white, lavender, light blue and medium blue forming U-shaped section with strips of symmetrical stepped flower and leaf designs; 4 red silk hand silhouettes, trimmed in white beads; green silk trim

Friendship Blanket, c. 1900

Wazhazhe (Osage)

G261

old map of Minnesota over painted with images of soldiers, hands holding weapons and other various objects along right edge and a column on Native Americans at LLC; all figures facing left

%C2%A9 Lakol 1995 %28Cultural Copyright%3B Lakol%3B of the Lakota Culture%29

They Say Minnesota Nice (Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo), 1995

Wanbli Koyake

G259

Drawings - Watercolor

%C2%A9 Archie Blackowl

Prayer for the Mother, 20th century

Archie Blackowl

Not on View
Landscape

%C2%A9 Estate of George Morrison %2F Briand Morrison

Emerging Fire, Red Rock Variation: Lake Superior Landscape, 1993

George Morrison

G303

Landscape

%C2%A9 Estate of George Morrison %2F Briand Morrison

Openings, Red Rock Variation: Lake Superior Landscape, 1993

George Morrison

G303

collage image, with hand painting; headless body in Native American garments with beaded choker and longer necklaces; Xeroxed images in collage around figure, including repeated buffaloes inside boxes, Perrier labels, Bingo cards, moths, Mickey Mouse ears and hand, silhouettes of dolls with thick curly hair, flowers, pineapple labels, hand with religious figures; red, white and blue painted stripes extending from hand near center; text scattered throughout, including large text at bottom: "What is an American?"; six sheets jointed together, with grommets at top

%C2%A9 Jaune Quick-to-See Smith%2C Courtesy the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery%2C New York

What is an American?, 2003

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; Publisher: Brodsky Center, New Brunswick, N.J.

G261

Miniature flat plaque; coiled. Design consists of a central devil's claw from which emanates a maze pattern, at the entrance of which stands a human figure. This pattern is called the House of Shuihii Ki, a legendary figure, who supposedly lives in the mountains where no one can find him. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Miniature olla basket; coiled. Design consists of four blue figures which resemble cactii. Colors are natural, blue, brown, and black.

Miniature Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Miniature round basket; coiled. Design consists of a bands of human figures with joined hands. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

vest, applique all-over beadwork, geometric pattern on white ground; on leather.

Beaded Vest, 19th century

Lakȟóta

Not on View

Shield, c. 1870

Attributed to Humped-Wolf; Artist: Full-Mouth Buffalo

Not on View

%C2%A9 Rafael Medina

Woman Buffalo Dance, 20th century

Rafael Medina (Teeyacheena)

G255

%C2%A9 Rafael Medina

Zia Corn Dance, 20th century

Rafael Medina (Teeyacheena)

G255

Oval buckle with beading around outer edge in red, white and blue beads. Brown band of quillwork separates beaded area from center quillwork. Center is an American flag with a cow skull on top of it.

%C2%A9 Leo Arrowite

Belt Buckle, 1990

Leo Arrowite

G259

fox head handle

%C2%A9 Arthur Black Cloud Sr.

Ladle, 1927

Arthur Black Cloud Sr.

Not on View
red, polished

%C2%A9 1991 David Baca

Melon Jar, 1991

David Baca

G255

Winter Horse Raiding Episode, c. 1910

Old Bull

Not on View
ledger book of 21 drawings of various scenes

Book of Drawings, c. 1870-1890

Attributed to Ohet-toint

G261

Plate, polished blackware with matt design around rim; reduction-fired pottery; diam. 10-3/8 in.

Plate, 1901-1977

Maria Martinez; Artist: Julian Martinez

G255

Ear Spool, c. 1200-1350

Spiro Mississippian

Not on View

Ear Spool, c. 1100-1400

Spiro Mississippian

Not on View
bag with wide shoulder strap with beaded geometric designs; back of strap and interior of bag printed brown fabric; front panel of bag beaded with geometric shapes; top panel and back of bag red wool; 17 short beaded hanging tails with red wool tassels; body of bag trimmed in blue

Bandolier Bag, c. 1870-1900

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

Not on View
convex circular form, carved in high relief with a mask bearing a combination of human and hawk attributes; painted with red, yellow, green and black pigments; encircled by 14 abalone shell plaquettes in round and oval shapes

Frontlet, c. 1820

Tsimshian

G261

drawings of figures, horses, teepees and other objects in browns and tans around the edges of a stretched canvas

Winter Count, 20th century

Lakȟóta

G261

two otter hide tubes with hide tassels and long beaded and hide-detailed pendants; cross-body shoulder strap of red and blue felt with blue and white beads and bells; geometric beading in mostly triangular shapes

Bow Case and Quiver, c. 1885

Apsáalooke (Crow)

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seated boy with open mouth; wood and hide drum on lap, drum beater in PR hand; boy wears headband, sash and pouch on a shoulder strap; brown and black pigments

%C2%A9 Ada Suina

Storyteller Figure, January 5, 1980

Ada Suina

G255

small seated woman with legs outstretched; mouth open in an "o"; woman holds a baby in her arms; black and brown pigments

%C2%A9 Helen Cordero

Storyteller Figure, 20th century

Helen Cordero

G255

small, thick-walled vessel; decorated with twice-repeating pattern of bird and 2 flowers and geometric designs in red, brown and cream

%C2%A9 Helen Gachupin

Vessel, 20th century

Helen Gachupin

G255

uppers beaded overall in green, white, blue and red with American flags, triangles, crosses and squares; 3 pairs of red tassels on tongues

Pair of Moccasins, c. 1890

Lakȟóta

G259

uppers beaded overall with background panels of blue and pink, and geometric square designs; large plain tongues, trimmed in blue beads; fringe on heels

Pair of Moccasins, c. 1890

Nakoda (Assiniboine)

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black and blue backing and trim; front of pouch and strap beaded overall with large, bright floral and leaf forms on white ground; beaded floral spray above pouch; blue squared-off linear border at pouch edges; transparent blue bead and blue yarn fringe

Bandolier Bag, 19th century

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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standing figure with arms bent at elbows and forearms raised; long dark hair; large flat headdress with stepped edges; three 3-D hairpins on top of heard; tunic and skirt with patterned designs; rectangular eyes; diamond-shaped mouth; brilliant orange (especially on headdress), black, peach, yellow and light blue

Butterfly Maiden Kachina, 1880-1920

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

Not on View
a: off-white ground with wavy horizontal red lines hand-painted in bands that extend onto edges; no backing board b: sheet of brown paper with "No baby." typed repeatedly in six columns with "Yes baby." interspersed three times; "Story of a woman" hand-written at bottom in red; signed in peach at bottom; tacked to wall with two brass tacks through upper corners

%C2%A9 Louise Erdrich

Story of a Woman, 2015

Louise Erdrich

G261

felt bag with beaded designs and wide, beaded fringe; one side is red with floral beaded motif; vine motif on the fringe; other side is navy blue with two beaded birds; black and red twisted cord; tassels with shell beads

Firebag, c. 1830

Nēhiyawak (Cree)

G259

lozenge-shaped vessel with very wide shoulder; very small mouth with one side slightly higher; white patina; shoulder has incised decoration with three areas of repeating wavy diagonal lines alternating with three rectangular forms with stepped details, with their centers filled with silver leaf with curved incised lines

%C2%A9 Preston Duwyenie

Shifting Sands, 2016

Preston Duwyenie

G259

cartoonish style; three Native American painted in multicolors, each seated on a white horse with teeth bared, and brightly-colored manes and lips; pastel yellow, blue and green sky with blue-edged white forms and a pink, red, blue and yellow target in URC

%C2%A9 Jim Denomie

The Delegation, 2008

Jim Denomie

G301

woman seated cross-legged with her body completely covered with a brown blanket, with only her face and long loose hair visible; woman looks over her PR shoulder; bronze-colored face

%C2%A9 Allan Houser %2F Chiinde LLC

Young Woman, 1992

Allan Houser

G261

stacked vessel with three layers; each layer intricately painted; bottom layer has basket-weave pattern with bright colors; center and top levels have tiny bars with geometric designs separated by bead-like forms of bright colors; squiggle patterns in drip-form at top of lower layers; top layer has two segments of contrasting striping

%C2%A9 Les Namingha

Overlay, c. 2014

Les Namingha

G259

light tan hide; beaded bodice on front and back with black, white, red, and yellow beads in arcing horizontal rows on front and back, and band of beads on top of each sleeve; hide fringe below bands of beads with larger blue, brown, black, red, and green beads; hide fringe at bottom hem, sides, beneath sleeves, and on sleeve openings

Dress, c. 1875

Nez Perce

G261

Morrison,'Collage IX Landscape',wood,U.S.XXc

%C2%A9 Estate of George Morrison %2F Briand Morrison

Collage IX: Landscape, 1974

George Morrison

Not on View
Hide painting depicting the Wolf Dance, c.1880. Elk hide, pigments. Hide painting depicting the Sun Dance, about 1880.

Scenes of Plains Indian Life, c. 1880

Cadzi Cody

Not on View
Basket, coiled grass and yucca fibers, American Indian (Hopi), XXc NO PHOTO ON CAT. CARD cat. card dims H 9-1/2' diam 9-3/4' in red, black and yellow stepped design

Basket, c. 1930

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

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bowl, ceramic-blackware, American Indian (Martinez); bowl, clay, polished blackware, avanyu or water serpent pattern

Vessel, early 20th century

Maria Martinez; Artist: Julian Martinez

Not on View
Tan vessel with a geometric design painted on with black pigment.

Pot (Olla), c. 1000-1300

Ancestral Pueblo

Not on View
triptych; three panels of computer printout paper with side roller track intact; running horse with Native American rider, a running Euro-American is in front of horse, carrying a piece of paper with writing and saying the name of a Native American tribe; movement to the left

%C2%A9 Lakol 1995 %28Cultural Copyright%3B Lakol%3B of the Lakota Culture%29

Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, 1995

Wanbli Koyake

Not on View
carved in half of hollowed-out log and painted; animals are based on a whale, then bear, fish (flat) in foreground, with whale in background; bird, bear with frog in mouth; remains of pigment in blue/green (malacite), black and red

Totem Pole, after 1850

Haida

Not on View
1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s

Gorget, c. 1200-1350

Spiro Mississippian

Not on View
Miniature olla basket with flared rim and cover; coiled. Design consists of three horizontal bands broken by three checkered chevrons. Cover has a swastika design. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Miniature round basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of four human figures. Cover has coyote tracks. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Miniature round basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of three pairs of dancing people. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Miniature round basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of three animal heads, probably buffalo. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Miniature round basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of a band of stepped horizontal stripes around the sides. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

diamond design; purples, pinks, blues, greens and tan ground; fringe on one end

Mat, c. 1900

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G281

hide shirt with fringe on arms and neckpiece and short fringe on bottom; beaded strips on sleeves and over shoulders; triangular beaded flaps at neck, front and back; pink beaded ground with geometric multicolored designs

Shirt, c. 1890

A'aninin (Gros Ventre)

Not on View
thin-walled large bowl; interior painted with spirals and other geometric designs in red

Bowl, c. 900-1200

Hohokam

Not on View
dog shape, with rounded body; thick, tapered tube-shaped tail; small head with large, protruding teeth; small, upright pointed ears; light orange, dark orange and white pigment designs

Vessel, c. 1500

Ugahxpa (Quapaw)

G260

brown shell inlaid with stripes of turquoise; scallop inlay of red coral and jet along lower edge pierced for suspension

Shell, Date Unknown

United States

G255

white shell on a string; inlaid with mosaic of red coral, white shell, jet and turquoise

Shell, Date Unknown

United States

G255

white shell on a string; inlaid with mosaic of coral, white shell, jet and turquoise

Shell, Date Unknown

United States

G255

long two-sided blade; handle wrapped with light-colored leather thong; top is carved in the form of a bear's head, baring its teeth; abalone inlay eyes

Fighting dagger, c. 1825-1830

Tlingit

G261

small nearly square bag with two deerskin handles and deerskin top decorative trim with zigzag edge; light tan bag with woven design on each side--one side has geometric stepped radiating diamonds, each with a pair of geometric claw-like elements, in red, greens, yellow and orange; opposite side has four star designs edged in black with yellow, light pink and turquoise

Corn Husk Bag, c. 1910-1960

Plateau

G261

beading on top of each foot: green ground with two American flags; clear beaded band around side of each foot with alternating blue and red H's (two black H on left foot); vertical band of alternating beaded red and light blue strips up back of heel

Pair of child's moccasins, Date Unknown

United States

G259

standing figure turned 3/4 to PL, wearing a mask with animal face with pointed mouth and large eyes, with feathers on back and green feathers or leaves around bottom; figure holds a bow and a rattle and wears a sash (?) on PR hip with geometric patterns and predominately green short boot-type moccasins

%C2%A9 Louis Lomayesva

Hopi Kachina, 20th century

Louis Lomayesva

G255

black and white horse in profile from PL, with some grey spots; several scrubby plants; two birds flying in sky; white negative space; white cloud-like outline behind horse's head

%C2%A9 Beatien Yazz

Prancing Horse, 20th century

Beatien Yazz

G259

dark background with two horizontal red bands with zigzagging lines; black ikat designs within red bands with red hourglass motifs inside; central block is black; borders are dark charcoal gray

Mantle, c. 1900

Pueblo

G255

white textile with wide red bands along long end, each with two parallel white pinstripes; black long borders; densely woven

Mantle, c. 1950

Pueblo

G255

cylindrical shaped with flat bottom and top; edges trimmed in green thread; top decorated with white, green and red quills in a round symmetrical floral design

Covered quillwork birchbark box, 20th century

Anishinaabe

G281

square, rather short box; cover and sides decorated with quillwork flowers in pink, yellow, white and purple with green stems and leaves; edges of cover decorated with pink and white diamonds and brown Xs

Covered quillwork birchbark box, 20th century

Anishinaabe

G281

standing Native American woman with long, straight hair; wrapped in a flowing cloak with fringe; holding a fringed bag in her PR hand

%C2%A9 Allan Houser %2F Chiinde LLC

Rendezvous, 1981

Allan Houser

G258

small wooden box with hinged lid; metal handle, hinges and closure; decorated with painted and low relief carved flag and eagle on top, cross on PR side, feather fan on PL side, rattle and drum on front and feather fan and pipe (?) on back; glass and metal pendant portrait of Jesus attached to lid; lined with blue velvet

Medicine Box, 20th century

United States

Not on View

Corn Dance, 20th century

Tonita Pena

G255

1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s

Gorget, c. 1200-1350

Spiro Mississippian

Not on View

Vessel, early 20th century

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

G255

%C2%A9 Jaune Quick-to-See Smith%2C Courtesy the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery%2C New York

Sources of Strength, 1990

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Not on View

Vessel, 20th century

Elva Nampeyo

G255

ladle with slightly concave bowl, handle carved with animal image

Ladle, 19th century

John Young Bear

Not on View
beaded overall, including soles; blue beaded ground with triangles and squares in white, red, dark blue, green, yellow and black; fringe at heel, plain tongue; tie at front

Moccasins, c. 1880-1910

A'aninin (Gros Ventre)

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Red and bright blue feathers, each with small black and white, blue, red and yellow feathers attached to quill end; quills wrapped in red and green ribbon and connected to leather tubes; tubes bundled into multicolored beaded handle with white fringe

Copyright of the artist%2C artist%27s estate%2C or assignees

Feather Fan, 1999

Barry Belindo

Not on View
Figure

%C2%A9 1991 Ernest Whiteman

Untitled, 1991

Ernest Whiteman

G261

Miniature round basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of a stepped radial pattern of coyote tracks and horizontal stripes. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Miniature round basket; coiled. Design consists of a band of four coyote tracks. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

G281

Zuni; silver sheet mounting on leather band; set with channel and inlay designs of Moreci turquoises, Hopi sun in center consisting of red, black, white stones in a circle with 10 oval turquoise; 8 other groups of 4 turquoise. twisted wire and teardrop decoration; J# 1039, Cat# 637 Illus p. 148

Ketoh, c. 1950

A'shiwi (Zuni)

G255

thick-walled; rounded shape; red with repeating feather design band in grey and white; think white ring around mouth

%C2%A9 Belin Topia

Vessel, January 1979

Belin Topia

G255

round-bodied vessel with very small mouth; red body with peach-colored design of geometric and organic shapes from mouth to below shoulder

%C2%A9 Dorela Tosa

Vessel, 20th century

Dorela Tosa

G255

hide panel with beadwork at each end; wider end open; long fringe on each end and sides; geometric design beadwork with red felt and blue bead trim

Gun Scabbard, c. 1890-1910

Apsáalooke (Crow)

Not on View
back panel carved in low relief and decorated with four blue birds, four small birds in a nest, tall twining flowering vine; small bear in LRC; brightly-colored pigments; top "handle" carved with twisted design and painted in yellow and red; footboard painted with radiating U shapes

Cradleboard, c.1850-1880

Kahnawake Mohawk

G260

Rectangular textile with green and black bands of embroidered decoration along top edge on non-dyed, woven, plain weave. Similar bands of green and black embroidered pattern along bottom edge with five multi colored embroidered images: orange flowers at outer ends and a butterfly at center. Black tassels at each corner with 1" wooden piece tied into each.

Manta, c.1910

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

G255

rectangular lidded woven box; cover has light tone at center with two rows of purple stripes bordering wide variegated green-brown stripes at each end; box sides have central tan and brown stripe, flanked by variegated green-brown stripes and thin purple stripes; bottom of box has light tone; loose certification tag with artist's signature inside box

%C2%A9 2013 Theresa Secord

Glove Box, 2013

Theresa Secord

G260

headdress with leather cap/headpiece with beaded band around front top with white beads with two lines of blue triangles, two red bars and two lines of red and orange triangles at either end; long red wool strips at each side of headdress, backed with buffalo hide; brown and cream eagle feathers overall; some feathers at top have light brown horsehair strands attached to ends; eagle feather at center back accented with bright red and bright purple feathers; images of cows' heads drawn on leather beneath feathers on crown of head

Headdress, late 19th-early 20th century

Tsistsistas (Cheyenne) or Lakȟóta

G261

figure in profile from PR, bent slightly forward with PR leg raised with knee bent; figure has grey bands around his torso, arms and legs, with black strips of cloth tied at his wrists and knees, and wears a black apron around his waist and a similarly constructed apron around his neck; man has black rings painted around his eyes and mouth; turquoise and coral necklace and earring; man has bits of foliage at his ankles and tucked into the back of his apron, and he holds a small cluster of foliage in his PL hand; slice of watermelon in his PR hand; cut watermelon, LRC; skunk, LLC

%C2%A9 J.D. Roybal

Clown, 20th century

José Disiderio Roybal

G255

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