Spirit Friends

National Museum of the American Indian

Object Details

Culture/People
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Artist/Maker
Bruce LaFountain, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, 1961-2024
Previous owner
Anna May Silverman, Non-Indian
Morton Silverman, Non-Indian
Donor
Anna May Silverman, Non-Indian
Morton Silverman, Non-Indian
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Morton Silverman and Anna May Silverman; donated to NMAI in 1999.
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Date created
1990-1995
Catalog Number
25/5043
Barcode
255043.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Spirit Friends
Object Name
Sculpture and base
Media/Materials
Bronze, wood
Techniques
Cast
Dimensions
18 x 43 x 74 cm
Place
Turtle Mountain Reservation; Rolette County; North Dakota; USA
See related items
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_270911
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60e6ebbeb-56b4-4797-8c5c-68684f806072
Sculpture and base
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Sculpture and base
Sculpture and base