Painting

Object Details

Collector

Mr. James Mooney

Donor Name

Bureau Of American Ethnology

FROM CARD: "THE SUN DANCE: BUILDING THE MEDICINE LODGE. THIS REPRESENTS THE BUILDING OF THE MEDICINE LODGE AND THE DECORATION OF THE CENTER POLE, AND THE BRINGING IN OF THE UPRIGHTS AND LEAFY COTTONWOOD BRANCHES BY THE WOMEN, ESCORTED BY WARRIORS BEATING HAND DRUMS, WHILE ALL SING CHANTS IN UNISON. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE TWO WARRIORS RIDING WITH THEIR SWEETHEARTS MOUNTED BEHIND THEM. ON THE COMPLETION OF THE MEDICINE LODGE A LONG PROCESSION OF WARRIORS AND YOUNG WOMEN, MOUNTED THUS IN PAIRS, RODE SLOWLY AROUND THE ENTIRE CAMP CIRCLE SINGING CHANTS UNTIL AFTER SUNDOWN. LENT TO THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS, 8-13-1992 LOAN RETURNED AUG 26, 1993."

Depicting bringing in the uprights and leafy cottonwood branches for construction of the Medicine Lodge. Painted by Hangun. 56" (142 cm). Records: The Sun Dance: Building the Medicine Lodge. This represents the building of the Medicine Lodge and the decoration of the center pole, and the bringing in of the uprights and leafy cottonwood branches by the women, escorted by warriors beating hand drums while all sing chants in unison. In the foreground are two warriors riding with their sweethearts mounted behind them. On the completion of the Medicine Lodge a long procession of warriors and young women, mounted thus in pairs, rode slowly around the entire camp circle singing chants until after sundown. (A). Associated names: Hangun. (from Merrill, William L. et al. 1997. A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, no. 40. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.)

Record Last Modified

16 Jun 2023

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Kiowa

Accession Date

18 Mar 1904

Accession Number

042431

USNM Number

E229896-0

Object Type

Hide Painting

Place

Not Given, Oklahoma, United States, North America

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Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8366129

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fcc76e58-b8e9-457d-9b7b-29d41bb0ed28