Native American History

Scenes of Plains Indian Life

Cadzi Cody — Wed, 29 May 2013 02:39:47 -0400

Title	Scenes of Plains Indian Life
Artist	Cadzi Cody
Date	c. 1880
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	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, Wind River Shoshone

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Scenes of Plains Indian Life, Wind River Shoshone
Creator	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Date	2008
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts

30-90 second Quick Stop Audio Tour Commentary

Scenes of Plains Indian Life: Gallery Label - Current

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Scenes of Plains Indian Life: Gallery Label - Current
Author	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Date	2006-03-17
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Hide painting was a medium for recording stories and events by Plains men for centuries. Like his contemporaries, Cadzi Cody recorded events which he remembered from before he was confined to the reservation; the Sun Dance, a Grass Dance, and a buffalo hunt.

The Sun Dance, represented by the forked tree in the center of the hide, is the most sacred of all Plains ceremonies. The ceremony is held annually and participants fast and pray for several days; offering themselves to the Creator. The buffalo head hung between the forks honors the spirit of the animal which is an integral aspect of Plains life. The Grass Dance is illustrated by the male dancers dressed in eagle feather bustles, war bonnets and bells. The Grass Dance is the predecessor of today's pow-wows, a time for celebrating and socializing.

Cadzi Cody included a scene of the traditional buffalo hunt to make the painting more salable to the white tourists visiting the reservation to observe the Sun Dance. By including scenes of hunting, dancing and ceremony, Cadzi Cody capitalized on the outside market for images of Indian ceremonialism.

Buffalo

Eli Harvey — Wed, 29 May 2013 06:14:14 -0400

Title	Buffalo
Artist	Eli Harvey
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Buffalo Hunt

Charles M. Russell — Wed, 29 May 2013 02:26:39 -0400

Title	Buffalo Hunt
Artist	Charles M. Russell
Date	1891
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G301

Genre. History. Native American. Indian.

A Cree Canoe on Lac les Isles

Edward S. Curtis — Tue, 01 Jun 1926 00:00:00 -0400

Title	A Cree Canoe on Lac les Isles
Artist	Edward S. Curtis
Date	1926
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

A Painted Tipi --Assiniboin

Edward S. Curtis — Tue, 01 Jun 1926 00:00:00 -0400

Title	A Painted Tipi --Assiniboin
Artist	Edward S. Curtis
Date	1926
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Moccasins

Mrs. Drags Wolf — Sun, 01 Jun 1919 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Mrs. Drags Wolf
Date	before 1940
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

S

Artist Unknown (A) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:23:28 -0400

Title	S
Artist	Artist Unknown (A)
Date	c
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Shirt: Teaching the Arts

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Shirt: Teaching the Arts
Creator	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Date	February 2004
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	http://artsmia.org/education/teacher-resources/objectinfocus.cfm?v=8

A shirt created to honor a Plains Indian warrior tells the story of a changing way of life.

Sioux Warrior Chief

Oscar Howe — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Sioux Warrior Chief
Artist	Oscar Howe
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

standing Native American man wearing feather headdress, blue robe and tan leggings with green, pink and blue designs

Indian Boy at Fort Snelling

Thomas Waterman Wood — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:49:00 -0400

Title	Indian Boy at Fort Snelling
Artist	Thomas Waterman Wood
Date	1862
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Genre.

Native American History

Scenes of Plains Indian Life

Scenes of Plains Indian Life

c. 1880

Scenes of Plains Indian Life, Wind River Shoshone

Scenes of Plains Indian Life, Wind River Shoshone

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2008

Scenes of Plains Indian Life: Gallery Label - Current

Scenes of Plains Indian Life: Gallery Label - Current

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2006-03-17

Buffalo

Buffalo

Buffalo Hunt

Buffalo Hunt

1891

A Cree Canoe on Lac les Isles

A Cree Canoe on Lac les Isles

1926

A Painted Tipi --Assiniboin

A Painted Tipi --Assiniboin

1926

Moccasins

Moccasins

before 1940

S

S

c

Shirt: Teaching the Arts

Shirt: Teaching the Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

February 2004

Sioux Warrior Chief

Sioux Warrior Chief

20th century

Indian Boy at Fort Snelling

Indian Boy at Fort Snelling

1862