Oscar Howe (Mazuha Hokshina), Yanktonnai Nakota, 1915-1983
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
More Information
Time Period:
1948-1952
Materials:
Paper, watercolor, ink
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
30.1 x 45.2 cm
Cultures:
American Indians, Central Plains, Nakota (Yankton Sioux), Native Americans, North America, Plains, Yanktonnai Nakota
State:
South Dakota
Country:
USA
Collection History:
Part of a series of paintings commissioned by Dr. Oscar Brousse Jacobson (1882-1966, artist, scholar, Native art patron, and director of the University of Oklahoma's School of Art from 1915 to 1954) for "North American Indian Costumes, 1564-1950," a book by Oscar B. Jacobson and Oscar Howe and published by Editions d'Art C. Szwedzicki. Nice, France, 1952. The original paintings were purchased by MAI from Dr. Jacobson before 1966.
Source ID:
NMAI_264927
Catalog Number:
24/9001
Album Name:
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