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TitleWah-sha-she blanket

Creator namePonca, Wendy

Creator name (description)Manufactured by Pendleton Woolen Mills, Oregon, for American Indian College Fund, New York

Creator nationality/cultureNative American

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1995

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool

Dimensions64 × 80 in. (162.6 × 203.2 cm)

LocationCollection of American Indian College Fund, New York

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsIndian textile fabrics--North AmericaOsage artRegalia

StatusOsage

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Checklist of the Exhibition

Pat Kirkham (Editor)

Women Designers in the USA, 1900–2000: Diversity and Difference

~The objects in the exhibition are listed below in chronological order. Life dates, where known, are included for designers. In the dimensions, height precedes width precedes depth, and abbreviations are sometimes used: L. (length), Diam. (diameter), and so on. For costume, only the overall length of the garment is given. Most film costume and production...

Author

Pat Kirkham (Editor)

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.383-401

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20288&redirecttoanchor=51268

Chapter 3. The Sacred Hoop: Native American Women Designers

Pamela Kladzyk

Women Designers in the USA, 1900–2000: Diversity and Difference

IN THE TRADITION OF OGLALA LAKOTA people, maintaining the “Sacred Hoop” refers to living, understanding, and teaching one’s culture and language from generation to generation. Engendering and maintaining the sacred circle of life has motivated the creation of Native American design as diverse as the “Basketball Star” quilts of Rae Jean Walking Eagle...

Author

Pamela Kladzyk

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.101-121

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00208.002

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20274&redirecttoanchor=51268

Chapter subject tags:Indian women basket makersIndian textile fabrics--North AmericaIndian pottery--North AmericaRegaliaIndian beadwork--North America

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