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Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceF. Dennis Lessard, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyPohrt Sr., Richard. The American Indian, The American Flag. Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 1975, p. 104, fig. 124.
Herbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993, pp. 92-93, pl. 89.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.136.
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. 142.
Culture
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Vest
Date1890-1910
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 11 in. (26.7 × 27.9 cm)
Object numberT0353
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThe boy's vest illustrates the significance of the cross in Lakota tradition. It represents the four winds or four directions and was often used in place of the American five pointed star to highlight the sacredness of the number four as a symbol of harmony and balance.Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceF. Dennis Lessard, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyPohrt Sr., Richard. The American Indian, The American Flag. Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 1975, p. 104, fig. 124.
Herbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993, pp. 92-93, pl. 89.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.136.
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. 142.
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