American Indian Collection
The Museum's collection of American Indian art features historic and contemporary examples of painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, and decorated objects by the native peoples of North America.
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Amiotte, Arthur (born 1942),
Oglala Lakota (Sioux),
New Horse Power in 1913,
1994,
acrylic and collage on canvas, 18 x 24 in.; 45.72 x 60.96 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Amiotte, Arthur (born 1942),
Oglala Lakota (Sioux),
Ascent of the Maiden,
1964,
casein (tempera) on paper, 23 x 17 in.; 58.42 x 43.18 cm, Museum Purchase with funds provided by HunTel Systems.
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Begay, Harrison (born 1917),
Navajo,
Untitled (Scene from Enemyway Ceremony),
c. 1960,
tempera on paper, 22 3/8 x 30 1/2 in.; 56.8325 x 77.47 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Black, Lorraine; Norton, Julia; Etherton, Homer,
Navajo,
Basket,
1994,
sumac, stone, Diameter: 16 1/2 in.; 41.91 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Grant, Dorothy (born 1955); Davidson, Robert (Eagle of the Dawn), designer (born 1946),
Haida,
Button blanket with Killer Whale Ribs design,
circa 1995,
wool, felt, mother-of-pearl buttons, glass beads, 58 x 56 in.; 147.32 x 142.24 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Greeves, Teri (Dat tsa Ma) (born 1970),
Kiowa,
High-top Tennis Shoes,
1995,
Converse All-Stars, beads, 6 1/2 x 4 x 12 3/8 in.; 16.51 x 10.16 x 31.4325 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Growing Thunder Fogarty, Joyce (born 1950); Growing Thunder Fogarty, Juanita (born 1969),
Assiniboine-Sioux (Dakota),
Pad Saddle,
1995,
hide, beads, wood, cloth, yarn, 25 1/4 x 22 in.; 64.135 x 55.88 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Haozous, Bob (born 1943),
Chiricahua Apache,
Portable Pueblo,
1988,
steel, 94 x 101 x 33 in.; 238.76 x 256.54 x 83.82 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Heap of Birds, Edgar (born 1954),
American, Cheyenne-Arapaho,
Seek Source Build Fail,
1982,
color lithograph, 22 1/2 x 30 in.; 57.15 x 76.2 cm, Gift of the artist.
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Herrera, Joe (born 1923),
Cochiti Pueblo,
Shield Man Protector,
1989,
casein on paper, 22 x 30 in.; 55.88 x 76.2 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Hessing, Valjean (born 1934),
Choctaw,
Caddo Myth,
1976,
gouache on paper, 21 1/2 x 30 in.; 54.61 x 76.2 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Houser, Allan (1914-1994),
Chiricahua Apache,
Peaceful Serenity,
1992/fabricated 2000,
bronze, 76 x 40 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.; 193.04 x 102.87 x 59.69 cm, Gift of Eve and Fred Simon.
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Howe, Oscar (1915-1983),
Yanktonai Nakota (Sioux),
The Origin of Corn,
,
tempera on paper, 21 3/8 x 29 1/2 in.; 54.2925 x 74.93 cm, Gift of Morton Steinhart.
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Howe, Oscar (1915-1983),
Yanktonai Nakota (Sioux),
Sioux Boat Race,
1955,
tempera on paper, 12 3/16 x 22 3/4 in.; 30.9563 x 57.785 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Howe, Oscar (1915-1983),
Yanktonai Nakota (Sioux),
War Dancer,
,
tempera on paper, 17 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.; 45.085 x 60.6425 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Howling Wolf (c. 1850-1927),
Cheyenne; Plains,
Drawing Book,
1875,
ink and watercolor on paper, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.; 19.05 x 26.035 cm, Gift of Alexander M. Maish in memory of Anna Bourke Richardson.
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Jackson, Zig (born 1957),
Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara,
Urban Chiefs,
1992/1997,
gelatin silver print , 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.; 50.4825 x 40.3225 cm, Museum purchase with funds provided by Richard and Audrey Kauders.
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Jackson, Zig (born 1957),
Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara,
Indian Man and Painted Ladies, from Indian Man in San Francisco Series, #1,
1994/1997,
gelatin silver print, 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.; 39.37 x 49.53 cm, Museum Purchase with funds provided by Richard and Audrey Kauders.
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Lefthand, Mrs. Job,
Sioux, Cheyenne River Reservation,
Moccasins,
1910,
hide, beads, quills, 10 1/2 in.; 26.67 cm, Gift of Glenn T. Miller.
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Little Thunder, Rosalie,
Oglala Lakota (Sioux),
Saddle Bag,
1995,
hide, beads, feathers, horsehair, 13 1/2 x 18 in.; 34.29 x 45.72 cm, Museum Purchase and partial gift of Putt Thompson.
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Martinez, Maria Montoya,
San Ildefonso,
Plate,
1946-1956,
ceramic, Height: 2 in.; 5.08 cm; Diameter: 14 3/4 in.; 37.465 cm, Gift of Clarke Field.
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Masayesva, Victor, Jr. (born 1951),
Hopi,
Wimkyati (Initiation), from Tumoala (Cat Claws),
1996/1996,
color print, 14 3/4 x 22 in.; 37.465 x 55.88 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Masayesva, Victor, Jr. (born 1951),
Hopi,
Pasiwni (Destiny), from Tumoala (Cat Claws),
1996/1996,
color print, 20 x 17 3/4 in.; 50.8 x 45.085 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Mató-Tópe (Four Bears) (c. 1795-1837),
Mandan,
Battle with a Cheyenne Chief,
1833,
watercolor, pencil on paper, 12 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.; 31.4325 x 39.0525 cm, Gift of the Enron Art Foundation.
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Mopope, Stephen (1898-1974),
Kiowa,
Flute Player,
1929,
silkscreen on paper, 15 x 11 in.; 38.1 x 27.94 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Morrison, George (1919-2000),
Chippewa,
Structural Landscape (Highway),
1952,
oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 50 in.; 57.15 x 127 cm, Museum Purchase.
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NoiseCat, Ed Archie (born 1959),
Salish,
New Moon,
1996,
red cedar, bronze, abalone, Height: 4 in.; 10.16 cm; Diameter: 10 1/2 in.; 26.67 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Pratt, Cynthia (born 1959),
Pawnee,
Hair Ornament,
1994,
beads, hide, metal, 7 3/8 x 4 in.; 18.7325 x 10.16 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Scholder, Fritz (1937-2005),
Luiseño (Mission),
Indian in Paris,
1976,
color lithograph , 35 x 24 3/8 in.; 88.9 x 61.9125 cm, Gift of Sylvia B. Cohn in memory of Jerome I. Cohn.
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Sih-Chida,
Swiss,
Sih-Chida: Self portrait, at Fort Clark in the winter 1833-34 ,
,
watercolor on paper, , Gift of the Enron Art Foundation.
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Smith, Jaune Quick-To-See (born 1940),
Salish-Cree,
Horse Sense (For Advice and Council),
1994,
color lithograph, 30 x 22 3/8 in.; 76.2 x 56.8325 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Smith, Richard Zane (Yu-Sé-atah),
Wyandotte,
Jar,
1984,
ceramic, Height: 19 1/2 in.; 49.53 cm; Diameter: 19 in.; 48.26 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Stevens, Jacquie (born 1949),
Winnebago,
Vessel,
1997,
clay, wicker, glass beads, Height: 10 1/4 in.; 26.035 cm; Diameter: 19 1/4 in.; 48.895 cm, Gift of the Docents in memory of Shirley Warden.
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Stevens, Jacquie Lauren (born 1949),
Winnebago,
Pot,
1986,
clay, leather, beads, Height: 5 1/2 in.; 13.97 cm; Diameter: 5 1/2 in.; 13.97 cm, Gift in memory of Wilmuth V. Carpenter.
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Swentzell, Roxanne (born 1962),
Santa Clara Pueblo,
Transformation,
2000,
ceramic, , Museum Purchase.
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Torivio, Dorothy (born 1946),
Acoma,
Jar,
circa 1994,
ceramic, Height: 10 1/2 in.; 26.67 cm; Diameter: 8 in.; 20.32 cm, Museum Purchase.
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TsaToke, Monroe (Tsa-To-Ke) (1904-1937),
Kiowa,
Kiowa Warrior,
1929,
silkscreen on paper, 15 x 11 in.; 38.1 x 27.94 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Unknown Artist,
Plains,
Gunstock Club,
,
catlinite, 4 x 18 1/4 x 7/8 in.; 10.16 x 46.355 x 2.2225 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Unknown Artist,
Mescalero Apache,
High-top Moccasins,
late 1800's,
hide, paint, beads, Length: 44 in.; 111.76 cm, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph William Jacobus.
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Unknown Artist,
Omaha,
Fontenelle Jacket,
c. 1850-1855,
hide, beads, silk, and bones, Body: 29 x 18 1/2 in.; 73.66 x 46.99 cm, Gift of Wilmuth V. Carpenter in memory of James Franklin Carpenter.
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Unknown Artist,
Yurok,
Woman's Hat,
early 20th c.,
plant fibers, Height: 3 3/8 in.; 8.5725 cm; Diameter: 6 7/8 in.; 17.4625 cm, Gift of the Art Institute of Omaha.
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Unknown Artist,
Northwest Coast,
Mask,
,
wood, paint, Length: 13 1/4 in.; 33.655 cm; Width: 7 in.; 17.78 cm, Gift of Mrs. Arthur O'Brien.
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Unknown Artist,
Haida or Tlingit,
Pipe bowl, Raven,
,
wood, metal, shell, 4 1/8 in.; 10.4775 cm, Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas.
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Unknown Artist,
Yupik,
Hunting Visor,
,
wood, ivory, paint, feathers, plant and animal fiber, Length: 6 5/8 in.; 16.8275 cm; Diameter: 7 1/2 in.; 19.05 cm, Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas.
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Unknown Artist,
Utah Ute,
Ration Ticket Bag,
,
hide, beads, metal, Height: 4 3/4 in.; 12.065 cm, Given in memory of Hudson D. Mead by Mrs. Mead.
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Unknown Artist,
Haida,
Sea Captain Mask,
,
wood, glass, paint, 10 1/2 x 9 in.; 26.67 x 22.86 cm, Museum Purchase.
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Unknown Artist,
Sioux,
Moccasins, woman's,
,
hide, beads, Length: 9 3/4 in.; 24.765 cm, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Norris.
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Unknown Artist,
Winnebago,
Bandolier,
c. 1880-1890,
cloth, glass beads, Length: 44 in.; 111.76 cm, Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Buckley Wood.
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Unknown Artist,
Crow,
Rifle Case,
,
hide, beads, wool cloth, Length: 38 in.; 96.52 cm; Width: 7 in.; 17.78 cm, Gift of Mrs. A.H. Richardson.
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Unknown Artist,
American,
Gun Case, Bourke Collection,
19th century,
hide, beads, cloth, Length: 30 in.; 76.2 cm; Width: 7 in.; 17.78 cm, Gift of Mrs. A.H. Richardson.
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Unknown Artist,
Navajo,
Serape,
1870-1875,
wool, 70 x 51 in.; 177.8 x 129.54 cm, Gift of Mrs. A.H. Richardson.
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Unknown Artist,
Navajo,
Second Phase Chief's Blanket,
c. 1870-1875,
wool, 70 1/4 x 58 1/4 in.; 178.435 x 147.955 cm, Lent by the Omaha Public Library.
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Unknown Artist,
Plains (central or northern),
Shield,
late 19th century,
hide, paint, feathers, Diameter: 17 in.; 43.18 cm, Lent by the Omaha Public Library.
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Unknown Artist,
Sioux,
Dress,
,
hide, beads, Length: 45 1/8 in.; 114.6175 cm, Lent by the Omaha Public Library.
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Unknown Artist,
Sioux,
Cradle Decoration,
c. 1870,
hide, quills, cloth, metal, horsehair, 10 1/2 x 43 3/8 in.; 26.67 x 110.1725 cm, Lent by the Omaha Public Library.
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Unknown Artist,
Arapaho,
Saddle Bag,
,
hide, quills, beads, cloth, Depth: 15 in.; 38.1 cm; Width: 21 in.; 53.34 cm, Lent by the Omaha Public Library.
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Walks Over Ice, Verlie,
Crow,
Cradleboard,
1994,
hide, beads, wool, wood, 39 x 13 in.; 99.06 x 33.02 cm, Museum Purchase.
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White Horse,
Kiowa,
Drawing Book,
1876-1878,
crayon and pencil on paper, Pages: 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.; 20.955 x 26.67 cm, Gift of Mrs. J. Barlow Reynolds.
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White, Randy Lee (born 1951),
Brule Sioux; Sicangu Lakota,
Turns To,
1983 (?),
lithograph with added paint, 27 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.; 69.215 x 48.895 cm, Gift of Wilmuth V. Carpenter in memory of James F. Carpenter.
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