Native American Art

Birdstone

Artist Unknown (Mississippian) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:01:26 -0400

Title	Birdstone
Artist	Artist Unknown (Mississippian)
Date	c. 2500 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

simple, abstracted seated bird shape with large head; greenish-grey banded stone; holes on bottom

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Colima) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:10:22 -0500

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Colima)
Date	4th century B.C.-A.D. 2nd century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

burnished terracotta, in the from of a pumpkin held up by three Parrot shaped feet

House Group

Artist Unknown (Nayarit) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:09:28 -0400

Title	House Group
Artist	Artist Unknown (Nayarit)
Date	200 B.C.-400 A.D.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

House Group, the evening meal; polychrome; terra cotta group representing a two-story house with canopy roof on piles and 11 figures occupied with various household tasks on two levels an upper terace and a lower, enclosed room with a wide doorway; on each of two sides a stairway of five steps leads from the base to the upper level; the surface is decorated in polychrome (red, yellow, black) with geometric designs lozenges interlocked and wavy stripes; the piece is much weathered and has been extensively restored

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Nazca) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:14:46 -0500

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Nazca)
Date	100 B.C.-A.D. 600
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Jar with rounded base in the form of a human figure wearing a puma mask. Details of the face in relief, and arms, holding a club and a trophy head in front of the body, in low relief. Two toed- rectangles indicate feet at bottom of body. Details of face, arms, trophy head, feet, and a garment hanging over the shoulders in back, painted in red, brown, grey, and white on buff slip ground. Single spout handle. Burnished.

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Nazca) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:15:24 -0400

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Nazca)
Date	100 B.C.-A.D. 600
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

Double spout water jar decorated in polychrome with two large fishes in their mouths. Frieze of peppers below.

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Colima) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:01:24 -0400

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Colima)
Date	100 B.C.-A.D. 250
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G107

standing turtle with a spout emanating from the PR side of its shell

Comb

Artist Unknown (Haida) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:01:20 -0400

Title	Comb
Artist	Artist Unknown (Haida)
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

comb topped with face with slightly sunken eye sockets and wide mouth on one side; lightly incised, abstracted face with large round eyes on opposite sides

Tipi Bag

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:59:03 -0500

Title	Tipi Bag
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	before 1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Bracelet

Artist Unknown (Diné (Navajo)) — Wed, 01 Jun 1904 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Bracelet
Artist	Artist Unknown (Diné (Navajo))
Date	before 1925
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

cast openwork band; set with one square and six round Nevada turquoises; star design

Figures

Artist Unknown (Inuit) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:03:14 -0400

Title	Figures
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inuit)
Date	before 1500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

oval open box, base of wood, sides of bark (?)

Small Quadruped

Artist Unknown (Inuit) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:03:49 -0400

Title	Small Quadruped
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inuit)
Date	late 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

mouse-like animal with long, thin tail

Tumi (Knife)

Artist Unknown (Lambayeque) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:23:11 -0500

Title	Tumi (Knife)
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lambayeque)
Date	8th-10th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Straight 'handle' flaring out to a thinner, fan-shaped blade

Dog

Artist Unknown (Colima) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:42:33 -0500

Title	Dog
Artist	Artist Unknown (Colima)
Date	100-300
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

Small seated dog with short pointed ears and a short tail, curling over on top; uneven incised eyes

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Moche) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:02:00 -0400

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Moche)
Date	c. 100-200
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

two figures seated on round body of vessel with plates of food in front of them; spouts protrude from backs of both figures and joins in a "U" shape; beige with maroon highlights

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Costa Rica) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:06:04 -0500

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Costa Rica)
Date	c. 500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Tripod vessel that is flared at the top, at the top of each leg is what appears to be armadillo; vertical slit in each leg that are hollowed out with rattles placed inside; incised on the top.

Celt

Artist Unknown (Costa Rica) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:35:09 -0500

Title	Celt
Artist	Artist Unknown (Costa Rica)
Date	c. 500-750
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

green, tan and white mottled stone; top carved with squat figure with long plaited beard; red pigment in crevices of carving

Plate

Artist Unknown (Maya) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:40:39 -0500

Title	Plate
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya)
Date	550-950
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

polychromed ceramic

Maskette

Artist Unknown (Maya) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:19:54 -0500

Title	Maskette
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya)
Date	550-900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

oval face with large nose and long ears, dimple on chin; one hole at bottom of each ear; one hole at top and bottom of each side; dark green in color with brown on PL side of nose at bottom and PR upper forehead

Hacha

Artist Unknown (Tajin) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:21:23 -0500

Title	Hacha
Artist	Artist Unknown (Tajin)
Date	600-900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

Bird Head, carved basalt relief (called Hacha), El Tajin style

Whistle

Artist Unknown (Maya) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:01:31 -0400

Title	Whistle
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya)
Date	600-900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Whistle in the form of a Dignitary; Island of Jaina style. Figure stands with arms crossed and feet spread well apart. The costume consists of a short, two-tiered skirt with a wide panel descending to feet in center front. Stylized hair with feathered headdress, pectoral, earrings. The face is well modelled, with arched nose and flattened brow. A whistle, modelled in left shoulder blade, makes clear musical note when blown. Painted in blue, red, black,and white. An unusually fine example.

Pendant

Artist Unknown (Veraguas) — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:02:29 -0400

Title	Pendant
Artist	Artist Unknown (Veraguas)
Date	9th-15th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

Monkey holding its tail. Lost wax casting in gold. From town of Sona, Veraguas Province burial, Panama

Pendant

Artist Unknown (Venado Beach) — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:02:35 -0400

Title	Pendant
Artist	Artist Unknown (Venado Beach)
Date	9th-12th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

Ornament of four frogs cast in one mould with connecting links.

Bowl

Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi)) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:05:00 -0500

Title	Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi))
Date	10th-12th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Chimu) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:49:51 -0500

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Chimu)
Date	900-1470
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

jar with handle and 2 monkey figures at sides, ceramic Peruvian (Chimu), 1000-1470 AD cat. card dims H 7'

Bowl

Artist Unknown (Chorotega) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:15:24 -0400

Title	Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Chorotega)
Date	11th-14th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Bowl, wide-mouthed, with a shaped painted band representing two owls, wings outspread, around the rim. The painting is in grey, black, orange, and buff on a cream slip ground. Jar cracked vertically on one side.

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi)) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:01:09 -0400

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi))
Date	c. 1050-1125
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259

Bowl

Artist Unknown (Mississippian) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:13:31 -0500

Title	Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Mississippian)
Date	12th-15th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

Bowl

Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi)) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:21:48 -0500

Title	Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi))
Date	c. 1250-1325
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Round-bottomed bowl; red with serpent/bird in brown and white at interior; brown rim with white linear design on interior and white zigzag flanked by brown stripes on exterior

Seed Jar

Artist Unknown (Caddo) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:01:10 -0400

Title	Seed Jar
Artist	Artist Unknown (Caddo)
Date	1250-1499
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Small Seed Jar,earthenware, North America, Mississippian Culture, XII-XVc.

Bowl (Four Mile Style)

Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi)) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:14:08 -0400

Title	Bowl (Four Mile Style)
Artist	Artist Unknown (Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi))
Date	c. 1350-1400
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

polychrome; orange-brown ground; interior black and white bands at rim, white circle with central black dot surrounded by white dots at center; exterior black squares and dots on white rim, black decoration surrounding shapes outlined in white

Llama

Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca)) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:08:55 -0500

Title	Llama
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca))
Date	1400-1533
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

llama with long, thin body, neck and legs; straight legs; erect ears; large eyes

Bottle

Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca)) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:01:22 -0400

Title	Bottle
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca))
Date	1400-1532
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

two bulbous chambers with long necks; necks connected with handle; one neck topped with partially reclining cat; other neck has flat ring mouth; four crescent-shaped indenations on each chamber; dark patina

Kero

Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:04:38 -0500

Title	Kero
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca))
Date	c. 1470-1560
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

A Colonial Wood Beaker, A.D.1470-1560 of flaring shape painted in ochre, reddish orange and pale green with a procession of weapon-bearing Inca dignitaries, each clothed in a cape and feathered headdress, followed by two European-attired personages.

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Quapaw) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:33:09 -0500

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Quapaw)
Date	c. 1500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

dog shape, with rounded body; thick, tapered tube-shaped tail; small head with large, protruding teeth; small, upright pointed ears; light orange, dark orange and white pigment designs

Female Figure

Artist Unknown (Seneca) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:01:35 -0400

Title	Female Figure
Artist	Artist Unknown (Seneca)
Date	17th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

standing female figure with legs together and hands in front of body

Box

Artist Unknown (Wendat (Huron)) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:01:10 -0500

Title	Box
Artist	Artist Unknown (Wendat (Huron))
Date	18th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Small round basket carved from birchbark. Not woven. Small leather tab in lid.

Ladle

Artist Unknown (Haudenausanee (Iroquois)) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:55:17 -0500

Title	Ladle
Artist	Artist Unknown (Haudenausanee (Iroquois))
Date	18th-early 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

round bowl with tall, inward-curving sides; handle has two triangular cutouts; incised arch and line design in dots on bottom of bowl, dots around edge of handle and top cut out on top of handle

Man's Shoulder Pouch

Unknown — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:24:59 -0500

Title	Man's Shoulder Pouch
Artist	Unknown
Date	c. 1800-1810
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

beaded panel with geometric design at bottom of bag; fringe with strung beads and red tassels; simple quillwork design of flowers on body of bag

Mask

Artist Unknown (Yup'ik) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:01:46 -0500

Title	Mask
Artist	Artist Unknown (Yup'ik)
Date	19th-20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259

Mask, wood, painted, and feathers inserted in the outer edges; Inuit (Eskimo), Anvik From the Anvik area along the Yukon River.

Knife Sheath

Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:01:11 -0400

Title	Knife Sheath
Artist	Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe))
Date	19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

glass beads, leather, cloth edging

Ladle

John Young Bear — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:55:13 -0500

Title	Ladle
Artist	John Young Bear
Date	19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

ladle with slightly concave bowl, handle carved with animal image

Rattle

Artist Unknown (Haida) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:05:30 -0400

Title	Rattle
Artist	Artist Unknown (Haida)
Date	19th-20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259

Chief's rattle; depicts the raven lengend a raven is shown with a human figure reclining on his back; the man holds a frog's tongue in his mouth in the act of sucking out a person which was believed to be helpful to shamans in their mystical rituals; the frog's body emerges from a hawk; the rounded underside of the raven's body is carved to represent a sparrow hawk; polychromed cedarwood sewn together with leather, inlaid abalone eyes in the raven

Cape

Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:01:20 -0500

Title	Cape
Artist	Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe))
Date	19th-20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

Cape

Artist Unknown (Seneca) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:13:24 -0500

Title	Cape
Artist	Artist Unknown (Seneca)
Date	early 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Olla

Artist Unknown (Haaku (Acoma Pueblo)) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:02:51 -0500

Title	Olla
Artist	Artist Unknown (Haaku (Acoma Pueblo))
Date	19th-20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G280

Large vessel painted with black and white geometric designs

Mask

Artist Unknown (Maya) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:01:16 -0400

Title	Mask
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya)
Date	19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Man's face with long nose; red skin; gold hair with curls in front of ears,long moustache and pointed beard; white teeth

Umbilical Amulet

Artist Unknown (Apsaalooka (Crow)) — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:02:56 -0400

Title	Umbilical Amulet
Artist	Artist Unknown (Apsaalooka (Crow))
Date	1800-1899
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

beaded necklace with beaded amulet attached; beads on necklace predominantly red with white, black, yellow, green and blue; amulet in shape of elongated lozenge with red, yellow, dark and light blue and white solid areas of beads; large glass beads attached to bottom sides and top of amulet

Frontlet

Artist Unknown (Tsimshian) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:24:01 -0500

Title	Frontlet
Artist	Artist Unknown (Tsimshian)
Date	c. 1820
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259

convex circular form, carved in high relief with a mask bearing a combination of human and hawk attributes; painted with red, yellow, green and black pigments; encircled by 14 abalone shell plaquettes in round and oval shapes

Pipe Bowl

Artist Unknown (Isanyati Dakota (Santee Sioux)) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:02:57 -0500

Title	Pipe Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Isanyati Dakota (Santee Sioux))
Date	c. 1840
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Effigy Pipe, about 1840, maple, a well carved maple wood pipe lined with lead portraying an arched-neck horse head for the bowl and a small bear head for the prow; discovered in Minnesota by Robert Camardo of Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Elk's Tooth Pendant

Artist Unknown (Pikuni (Blackfeet) or Apsaalooka (Crow)) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:01:10 -0500

Title	Elk's Tooth Pendant
Artist	Artist Unknown (Pikuni (Blackfeet) or Apsaalooka (Crow))
Date	mid 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Elk tooth with a deer/elk on it; on cord with six brass beads

Elk's Tooth Pendant

Artist Unknown (Pikuni (Blackfeet) or Apsaalooka (Crow)) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:01:10 -0500

Title	Elk's Tooth Pendant
Artist	Artist Unknown (Pikuni (Blackfeet) or Apsaalooka (Crow))
Date	mid 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Elk tooth with a deer/elk on it; on cord with six brass beads

Girl's Dress

Artist Unknown (Tsistsistas (Cheyenne)) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:44:56 -0500

Title	Girl's Dress
Artist	Artist Unknown (Tsistsistas (Cheyenne))
Date	c. 1860-1870
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

fringe at hem and sides with long fringe around arm openings; sleeveless; rectangular areas of geometric beading (mostly white) on shoulders with iridescent blue and matte beads around neck; 2 rows of bone fragments carved to resemble elk teeth on chest and upper back with one beaded rectangular stripe and another row of bone fragments below; hanging pairs of decorative laces throughout; beading at hem

Pipe Bowl

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:09:41 -0500

Title	Pipe Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	c. 1860
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pipe bowl with elk image, about 1860, carved stone

Sun Mask

Unknown — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:02:39 -0400

Title	Sun Mask
Artist	Unknown
Date	c. 1860
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

mask with seven radiating triangular pieces of metal; large eyes, rimmed in green; flat bridge of nose extends downward into mouth; orange, black and white marks on face

Shield

Attributed to Humped-Wolf ; Full-Mouth Buffalo — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:26:21 -0500

Title	Shield
Artist	Attributed to Humped-Wolf ; Full-Mouth Buffalo
Date	c. 1870
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

Bandolier Bag

Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:50:38 -0500

Title	Bandolier Bag
Artist	Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe))
Date	c. 1870
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

bag with wide shoulder strap with beaded geometric designs; back of strap and interior of bag printed brown fabric; front panel of bag beaded with geometric shapes; top panel and back of bag red wool; 17 short beaded hanging tails with red wool tassels; body of bag trimmed in blue

Drumstick

Artist Unknown (United States) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:01:20 -0400

Title	Drumstick
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	late 19th-early 20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

round, with rounded ends; slightly larger end with incised crosshatching; rows of incised rings taper near center; band of crosshatching below rings

Scenes of Plains Indian Life

Cadzi Cody — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:01:13 -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.

Moccasins

Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:07:09 -0500

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre))
Date	c. 1880-1910
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

beaded overall, including soles; blue beaded ground with triangles and squares in white, red, dark blue, green, yellow and black; fringe at heel, plain tongue; tie at front

Dress

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:01:15 -0500

Title	Dress
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	c. 1880-1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

woman's dress; leather with beadwork, copper discs and bells; yoke completely beaded on blue ground

Bandolier Bag

Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:24:33 -0500

Title	Bandolier Bag
Artist	Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe))
Date	c. 1870
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

bag with fully beaded pouch, strap and tassels at bottom and at top of strap; black velvet panel beaded with leaf shapes above pouch; blue and red yarn tassels; grey and white striped cloth on back of body

Flat Bag Parfleche

Artist Unknown (Tsistsistas (Cheyenne)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:56:38 -0500

Title	Flat Bag Parfleche
Artist	Artist Unknown (Tsistsistas (Cheyenne))
Date	c. 1880s
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Bag with short flap at top; long fringe along sides, short fringe on top flap; geometric decoration with triangles and lines on front and large X with 4 stars on back in red, green and black

Charm Bag

Artist Unknown (Mesquakie (Fox or Sauk)) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:01:28 -0400

Title	Charm Bag
Artist	Artist Unknown (Mesquakie (Fox or Sauk))
Date	c. 1870
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

small pouch (yellow ground with geometric design on one side, blue and yellow checkerboard with diamond design on opposite side) with green beaded trim; dark blue strap with multicolored geometric designs; beaded pendants at ends of strap

Moccasins

Artist Unknown (Inuna-ina (Arapaho)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:18:53 -0500

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inuna-ina (Arapaho))
Date	1875
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Cradle Cover

Artist Unknown (Lakota (Sioux)) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:01:15 -0400

Title	Cradle Cover
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota (Sioux))
Date	c. 1885
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

baby carrier cover; all over lazy stitch beading on leather; canvas lining; tin bells; leather fringe; geometric patterns on white ground

Pipe Bag

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:08:46 -0400

Title	Pipe Bag
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	c. 1885
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

applique beadwork on the leather pouch; lower portion, bands of wrapped porcupine quill work; hanging ornament of quills and feathers at closure; length 27 inches, width 8.25 inches (exclusive of fringe).

Moccasins

Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre)) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:01:26 -0400

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre))
Date	c. 1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

each with parfleche sole; thread sewn in white; bright green, dark blue and pale orange glass beads; blue flat stitched ground with a checkered wedge and three feathers on the front; stylized butterflies or bow shapes around the heel; narrow beaded strips in translucent red below surmounting pink beaded panels containing triangles and short bars

Moccasins

Artist Unknown (Pikuni (Blackfeet)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:30:00 -0500

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Artist Unknown (Pikuni (Blackfeet))
Date	c. 1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

'Eye-dazzler' Blanket

Artist Unknown (Navajo) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:05:31 -0400

Title	'Eye-dazzler' Blanket
Artist	Artist Unknown (Navajo)
Date	c. 1890-1895
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

'Eye-Dazzler' blanket; Germantown yarn, wool; bordered sides, banded ends, selveged, outline pattern, tie-offs secure.

Pouch

Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre)) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:05:12 -0500

Title	Pouch
Artist	Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre))
Date	c. 1885
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

small pouch with flap at top, rounded bottom; fringe at sides with metal cone beads and porcupine quills; beaded overall with geometric designs

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.

Moccasins

Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:12:10 -0500

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Artist Unknown (A'aninin (Gros Ventre))
Date	1890-1910
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Hide upper and side with hide ties at front; green printed cloth trim around opening; long, pointed tongue; beaded on top of foot overall with geometric designs in blue, green, red, pink and yellow beads

Toy Cradleboard and Baby Doll

Artist Unknown (Apsaalooka (Crow)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:05:21 -0500

Title	Toy Cradleboard and Baby Doll
Artist	Artist Unknown (Apsaalooka (Crow))
Date	c. 1900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

baby with long hair wrapped in black cloth fits into hide covered cradleboard decorated with beads at head and foot and on tie bands and fringe at top and bottom

Custer's War

One Bull — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:01:09 -0500

Title	Custer's War
Artist	One Bull
Date	c. 1900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pigments, ink on muslin

Doll

Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:01:12 -0400

Title	Doll
Artist	Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe))
Date	c. 1900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

doll, cloth with leather moccasins, two beaded shoulder bags, one containing wood arrows in a quiver, doll has human hair.

Elk Dreamer's Society Pouch

Artist Unknown (Lakota) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:55:19 -0500

Title	Elk Dreamer's Society Pouch
Artist	Artist Unknown (Lakota)
Date	1890-1910
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

dancing male figure with bisected body holding a hoop and rattle

Parfleche

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

Title	Parfleche
Artist	Artist Unknown (Hunkpapa Lakota)
Date	c. 1905
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Hanta-po (Get Out of the Way)

Francis J. Yellow — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Hanta-po (Get Out of the Way)
Artist	Francis J. Yellow
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

galloping horse with flat, stylized rider (wearing long headdress); flat, stylized figure beneath front legs of horse; incised decoration on both figures (front only); on wooden base (attached)

Moccasins

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

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Artist Unknown (Oglala Lakota)
Date	1900
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Female Elk

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

Title	Female Elk
Artist	Artist Unknown (Taos Pueblo)
Date	early 20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

resting female elk with hide ears; whitewash splashes on backside and chest

Female Doll

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

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

hair in two braids tied with ribbons, hide cords and metal disks; wearing hide dress with fringe and beads, beaded leggings and beaded moccasins; metal bracelet on each wrist, metal hoop earrings with green beads, beaded choker necklace and longer beaded necklace hanging below waist; stiff leather belt with knife sheath (and removable knife) and fringed pouch; bone tool with beaded cover pinned to proper right hand; beaded facial features

Gathering Basket

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

Title	Gathering Basket
Artist	Artist Unknown (Pomo)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Pomo Ti weave

Medicine Box

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

Title	Medicine Box
Artist	Artist Unknown (United States)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

small wooden box with hinged lid; metal handle, hinges and closure; decorated with painted and low relief carved flag and eagle on top, cross on PR side, feather fan on PL side, rattle and drum on front and feather fan and pipe (?) on back; glass and metal pendant portrait of Jesus attached to lid; lined with blue velvet

Moccasins

Sarah Hardisty — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Moccasins
Artist	Sarah Hardisty
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

beaver hide trim around ankle; U-shaped section on top of foot decorated with multicolored bands of porcupine quills; blue wool band beneath beaver hide

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

Vessel

Maria Martinez ; Julian Martinez — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Vessel
Artist	Maria Martinez ; Julian Martinez
Date	early 20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259

bowl, ceramic-blackware, American Indian (Martinez); bowl, clay, polished blackware, avanyu or water serpent pattern

Vessel

Artist Unknown (Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)) — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi))
Date	early 20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Bandolier Bag

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

Title	Bandolier Bag
Artist	Artist Unknown (Anishinaabe (Ojibwe))
Date	early 20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

straps: all over applique beadwork in floral motif on crystal ground; beaded on muslin. Bag: upper panel of applique beadwork flowers on black velvet; center panel of loomed beadwork in floral pattern on a white ground; "memory tabs" at bottom of bag with wool yarn tassels

Match Case

Artist Unknown (Haudenausanee (Iroquois)) — Mon, 01 Jun 1908 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Match Case
Artist	Artist Unknown (Haudenausanee (Iroquois))
Date	1908
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

green velvet with green, clear and blue beads and gold sequins; yellow backing; black velvet hanging cord; two pouches; swirling designs; "1908" on bottom below pouches

Ketoh

Artist Unknown (Diné (Navajo)) — Tue, 01 Jun 1915 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Ketoh
Artist	Artist Unknown (Diné (Navajo))
Date	c. 1920
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Ketoh with cast silver openwork mounting; oblong turquoise at center; 5 elliptical cabochon turquoises set in serrated bezles. Stamped decoration (Center turquoise is loose; others cracked, stamps worn). J# 1043, Cat# 603 Illus p. 143

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

Ketoh

Artist Unknown (Diné (Navajo)) — Mon, 01 Jun 1925 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Ketoh
Artist	Artist Unknown (Diné (Navajo))
Date	c. 1930
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Ketoh; cast mounting on leather band; set with single cabochon Nevada turquoise; J# 1087, Cat# 602, Illustrated p 143

Necklace

Artist Unknown (A'shiwi (Zuni)) — Mon, 01 Jun 1931 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Necklace
Artist	Artist Unknown (A'shiwi (Zuni))
Date	after 1930
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Double strand of spherical silver beads; twelve squash blossoms overlaid with large clusters of round and pear-shaped Stennich turquoises; sheet naja set with round elliptical and pear-shaped Stennich turquoises, center pendant, serrated bezels; filed bezels indicate Zuni work; J.#394, Cat.#435.

Mat

Beda Partridge — Sun, 01 Jun 1930 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Mat
Artist	Beda Partridge
Date	1930
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G261

plant fiber woven mat; tan with brown leaf and vine design alternating with dark tan and purple linear design

Collage IX: Landscape

George Morrison — Sat, 01 Jun 1974 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Collage IX: Landscape
Artist	George Morrison
Date	1974
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G258

Morrison,'Collage IX Landscape',wood,U.S.XXc

Haida Sitting Eagle Crest Design

Freda Diesing — Wed, 01 Jun 1977 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Haida Sitting Eagle Crest Design
Artist	Freda Diesing
Date	1977
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

bird head surmounting 2 smaller heads; dark red and black

Prince Albert

Arthur Amiotte — Thu, 01 Jun 1989 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Prince Albert
Artist	Arthur Amiotte
Date	1989
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Awatovi Birds

Dextra Quotskuyva — Fri, 01 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Awatovi Birds
Artist	Dextra Quotskuyva
Date	1990
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Beaded Bag

Charles Chief Eagle — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Beaded Bag
Artist	Charles Chief Eagle
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Quilt

Carla Running Horse — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Quilt
Artist	Carla Running Horse
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Baby Bonnet

Todd Yellow Cloud Augusta — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Baby Bonnet
Artist	Todd Yellow Cloud Augusta
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Akicita Wasté (Good Soldier)

Martin Red Bear — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Akicita Wasté (Good Soldier)
Artist	Martin Red Bear
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Transformation Mask

Richard Hunt — Tue, 01 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Transformation Mask
Artist	Richard Hunt
Date	1993
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259

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

Feather Fan

Barry Belindo — Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Feather Fan
Artist	Barry Belindo
Date	1999
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Red and bright blue feathers, each with small black and white, blue, red and yellow feathers attached to quill end; quills wrapped in red and green ribbon and connected to leather tubes; tubes bundled into multicolored beaded handle with white fringe

Native American Art

Birdstone

Birdstone

c. 2500 B.C.

Vessel

Vessel

4th century B.C.-A.D. 2nd century

House Group

House Group

200 B.C.-400 A.D.

Vessel

Vessel

100 B.C.-A.D. 600

Vessel

Vessel

100 B.C.-A.D. 600

Vessel

Vessel

100 B.C.-A.D. 250

Comb

Comb

Tipi Bag

Tipi Bag

before 1890

Bracelet

Bracelet

before 1925

Figures

Figures

before 1500

Small Quadruped

Small Quadruped

late 19th century

Tumi (Knife)

Tumi (Knife)

8th-10th century

Dog

Dog

100-300

Vessel

Vessel

c. 100-200

Vessel

Vessel

c. 500

Celt

Celt

c. 500-750

Plate

Plate

550-950

Maskette

Maskette

550-900

Hacha

Hacha

600-900

Whistle

Whistle

600-900

Pendant

Pendant

9th-15th century

Pendant

Pendant

9th-12th century

Bowl

Bowl

10th-12th century

Vessel

Vessel

900-1470

Bowl

Bowl

11th-14th century

Vessel

Vessel

c. 1050-1125

Bowl

Bowl