A Warrior's Story, Honoring Grandpa Blue Bird

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Date created: 2012

Culture/People: Sahnish (Arikara)
Artist/Maker: Lauren Good Day Giago (Lauren Good Day Frank/Good Day Woman), Sahnish (Arikara)/Minitari (Hidatsa)/Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)/Plains Cree (Prairie Cree), b. 1987
Seller: Lauren Good Day Giago (Lauren Good Day Frank/Good Day Woman), Sahnish (Arikara)/Minitari (Hidatsa)/Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)/Plains Cree (Prairie Cree), b. 1987
Presenter/funding source: R. Devon Hutchins Contemporary Art Fund
Subject: Emory Good Bird, Sr. (Blue Bird/Emery Good Bird), Minitari (Hidatsa), 1929-2007

Collection History: NMAI purchase from the artist in 2012; purchase supported by the R. Devon Hutchins Memorial Contemporary Art Fund.
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Place: Bismarck; Burleigh County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Sahnish (Arikara); Clothing/Garments
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Unbound, From Past to Present

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/8817
Barcode: 268817.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments

Title: A Warrior's Story, Honoring Grandpa Blue Bird
Object Name: Woman's dress depicting events in the life of Emory Good Bird, Sr. (Blue Bird), Minitari (Hidatsa), 1929-2007
Media/Materials: Muslin, wool cloth, brass bell/bells, sequins, satin ribbon, paint, cotton thread, imitation sinew
Techniques: Sewn, painted
Dimensions: 151.0 x 141.6 x 2.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b91ec52-5af0-4200-87f5-a774430f8ed2

Record ID: NMAI_402315