Honoring the American Flag through Native Art
Object Details
- Creator
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Views
- 1,982
- Video Title
- Honoring the American Flag through Native Art
- Description
- Join Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota), museum curator and historian, as he takes us through objects in the museum's collection that were created to honor the American flag. Objects decorated with American flag designs were incorporated into Native art in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today, objects adorned with the flag usually signify that a family member has served in the military.
- Video Duration
- 14 min 48 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- Native American Indian Museum Smithsonian "Indigenous Peoples" "Smithsonian Institution" "Smithsonian NMAI" "National Museum of the American Indian"
- Uploaded
- 2021-06-14T04:00:12.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- SmithsonianNMAI
- National Museum of the American Indian
- YouTube Channel
- SmithsonianNMAI
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Native Americans;American Indians
- Record ID
- yt_WhrqET6hNHU
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- Usage conditions apply
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