The Lakota Winter Count

Winter Count

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Winter Count
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

drawings of figures, horses, teepees and other objects in browns and tans around the edges of a stretched canvas

Making inferences about images

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:53 -0500

Title	Making inferences about images
Author	Philip Wiken

Winter Count

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Winter Count
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

drawings of figures, horses, teepees and other objects in browns and tans around the edges of a stretched canvas

Lakota Winter Count

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

Title	Lakota Winter Count
Creator	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Date	2008
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts

The Lakota Winter Count is discussed on this audio tour stop.

Examine Winter Counts Yourself

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:53 -0500

Title	Examine Winter Counts Yourself
Author	Philip Wiken

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:54 -0500

Title
Author	Philip Wiken

Lakota Winter Counts

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:54 -0500

Title	Lakota Winter Counts
Author	Philip Wiken

Three Lakota Girls in Their Dancing Dress

David P. Little — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Three Lakota Girls in Their Dancing Dress
Artist	David P. Little
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:55 -0500

Title
Author	Philip Wiken

Key Ideas

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:55 -0500

Title	Key Ideas
Author	Philip Wiken

Man's Jacket

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Thu, 01 Jun 1905 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Man's Jacket
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	c. 1910
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

tanned hide body with pinked hem; fringe around sleeves, at top back and at shoulders; military braid around neck and top of button placket; multicolored beaded designs of warriors and rodeo scenes

Suitcase

Ida (?) Claymore — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:09:28 -0400

Title	Suitcase
Artist	Ida (?) Claymore
Date	1880-1910
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

doctor bag-style with metal closure and metal handle; beaded overall with blue ground; geometric shapes on sides (crosses and triangles); one side has scene of two cowboys (one on white and black horse and one on rust-colored, white and yellow horse) roping blue and red steers; opposite side decorated with three Native American figures with teepee; horse in LLC and horses' heads around top and L sides; lined in light green

Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore

Francis J. Yellow — Thu, 01 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore
Artist	Francis J. Yellow
Date	1995
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

triptych; three panels of computer printout paper with side roller track intact; running horse with Native American rider, a running Euro-American is in front of horse, carrying a piece of paper with writing and saying the name of a Native American tribe; movement to the left

Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, Lakota

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

Title	Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, Lakota
Creator	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Date	2008
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts

The painting, Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore Lakota, is discussed on this audio tour stop.

Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, “They Say Minnesota Nice”

Francis J. Yellow — Thu, 01 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, “They Say Minnesota Nice”
Artist	Francis J. Yellow
Date	1995
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G277

old map of Minnesota over painted with images of soldiers, hands holding weapons and other various objects along right edge and a column on Native Americans at LLC; all figures facing left

Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, "They Say Minnesota Nice" by the Lakota Culture

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

Title	Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, "They Say Minnesota Nice" by the Lakota Culture
Creator	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Date	2008
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts

30-90 second Quick Stop Audio Tour Commentary

1913 Spring/Summer 1913-Giving Away His Suit

Arthur Amiotte — Fri, 01 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0400

Title	1913 Spring/Summer 1913-Giving Away His Suit
Artist	Arthur Amiotte
Date	1990
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Lakota Winter Count

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

Title	Lakota Winter Count
Author	Jennifer Tone-Pah-Hote
Date	Summer 2004
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Detailed Information on the Lakota Winter Count in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is available for download as a PDF file. The PDF includes an introduction to Lakota Winter Counts and an interpretation of 106 images, that begin with the winter of 1798 and end in 1904 (in the Gregorian calendar).

These articles are presented as PDF files that you can view with the ArtsConnectEd image viewer or download to your computer. Use the Prev/Next buttons to move between the images of a PDF and the actual file.

Contemporary Lakota Art

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:56 -0500

Title	Contemporary Lakota Art
Author	Philip Wiken

The Lakota Winter Count

Winter Count

Winter Count

20th century

Making inferences about images

Making inferences about images

Winter Count

Winter Count

20th century

Lakota Winter Count

Lakota Winter Count

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2008

Examine Winter Counts Yourself

Examine Winter Counts Yourself

Lakota Winter Counts

Lakota Winter Counts

Three Lakota Girls in Their Dancing Dress

Three Lakota Girls in Their Dancing Dress

1991

Key Ideas

Key Ideas

Man's Jacket

Man's Jacket

c. 1910

Suitcase

Suitcase

1880-1910

Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore

Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore

1995

Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, Lakota

Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, Lakota

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2008

Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, “They Say Minnesota Nice”

Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, “They Say Minnesota Nice”

1995

Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, "They Say Minnesota Nice" by the Lakota Culture

Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo, "They Say Minnesota Nice" by the Lakota Culture

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2008

1913 Spring/Summer 1913-Giving Away His Suit

1913 Spring/Summer 1913-Giving Away His Suit

1990

Lakota Winter Count

Lakota Winter Count

Jennifer Tone-Pah-Hote

Summer 2004

Contemporary Lakota Art

Contemporary Lakota Art