Doctor's Bag Item Number: 89.52.10 from the Portland Art Museum
Description
As Plains Indian peoples were confined to reservations in the late nineteenth century, women artists, who created the majoirty of beadwork and quillwork, began to apply their skills to a wider variety of objects. [...] The fully beaded doctor's bag illustrates how beadworkers were able to take commercially made objects and turn them into uniquely Native American artistic expressions.
Collection History Provenance
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Item History
- Made by Lakota artist during 1880
What
- Name
- Doctor's Bag
- Identification Number
- 89.52.10
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- commercial leather, metal and glass bead
- Overall
- height 6.0 in, width 5.25 in, depth 10.75 in
Who
- Culture
- Lakota
- Creator
- Lakota artist
Where
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
- Made in
- “Plains” ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1880
Other
- Categories
- Plains; Bags and Pouches