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Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceRon Bork, Aurora, Illinois; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyPohrt Sr., Richard. The American Indian, The American Flag. Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 1975, p. 82, fig. 93.
Morning Star Gallery advertisement. American Indian Art Magazine. Vol. 14, No. 2. (Spring 1989): 2.
Herbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993, p. 109, pl. 109.
Monture, Joel. The Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork. New York: Collier Books MacMillan Publishing, 1993, n.p., pl.6.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.131.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 145.
Culture
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Shirt
Datec. 1890
DimensionsOverall: 34 3/4 × 20 in. (88.3 × 50.8 cm)
Object numberT0072
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextBefore the creation of reservations in the 1880s, a highly select group of tribal leaders governed in the name of, and according to the wishes of, the tribal council. These men, known as Wicasas, wore painted green and yellow shirts. The use of American flags on this shirt, which dates to the early Reservation period, may reflect the sharing of power between the tribal council and the resident federal agent. Native American artists rarely made an exact duplication of the American flag but used its recognizable features in free adaptation. The five pointed star is often replaced with a cross, representing the four directions.Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceRon Bork, Aurora, Illinois; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyPohrt Sr., Richard. The American Indian, The American Flag. Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 1975, p. 82, fig. 93.
Morning Star Gallery advertisement. American Indian Art Magazine. Vol. 14, No. 2. (Spring 1989): 2.
Herbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993, p. 109, pl. 109.
Monture, Joel. The Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork. New York: Collier Books MacMillan Publishing, 1993, n.p., pl.6.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.131.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 145.
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