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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_278582