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Mystery Shawl

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Object Details

Culture/People

Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]

Artist/Maker

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

Previous owner

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

Artist/Maker

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

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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Date created

1970

Catalog Number

26/2472

Barcode

262472.000

Object Type

Works of Art (Other)

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

Place

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

See related items

Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]
Works of Art (Other)

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

NMAI_278582

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