Oglala Lakota Beaded Horse Mask
Update 8/25/11: The Washington International Horse Show has announced a partnership with the NMAI to bring this exhibit to the Smithsonian Museum on the National Mall from October 29, 2011 – January 7, 2012. Special exhibit oriented events will be held at the Museum and the Verizon Center on Oct 29-30. More info
11/29/09 – Stirring personal accounts and an array of historical objects tell the story of the relationship between Native people and the horse in the “A Song for the Horse Nation” exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York.
Starting with the return of the horse to North America in the 15th century, this collection of photographs, clothing, and horse trappings show the role of the horse in Native spiritual and cultural life, as well as warfare, trade, hunting, and territorial expansion.
Curated by museum curator Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota). Currently on exhibit through March 7, 2010, when it will move to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
George Gustav Heye Center
One Bowling Green
New York, New York
www.americanindian.si.edu
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OMG – Fitchy needs that mask!