Foto di Mazza cerimoniale, 1865 – 1875 circa (Dakota dell’Ovest, Brulee)

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Ceremonial mace, 1865 - 1875 circa (West Dakota, Brulee)

Technique and Dimensions:

Veal horn, leather, clay, dehusked and polished wood, feathers

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Indians of the Plains (United States)
Descrizione:

Ceremonial club (used in the dances preceding the buffalo hunt)

Foto di Mazza da guerra, 1870 circa, (Teton Dakota)

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War mace, circa 1870, (Teton Dakota)

Technique and Dimensions:

Polished, engraved and painted siliceous stone, dehusked wood, tanned leather, with glass content

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Indians of the Plains (United States)
Descrizione:

Two-pointed war club (commonly called "skull-splitter"); it was used in hand-to-hand combat even after the appearance of firearms, as a symbol of bravery and valor.

Foto di Installazione Popolazioni indigene nordamericane

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Installation North American indigenous peoples

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Foto di Mocassini per ragazzo/a, 1885 circa (Dakota dell’Est - Yankton)

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Loafers for boy/girl, circa 1885 (East Dakota - Yankton)

Technique and Dimensions:

Tanned deer leather, woven, glass-beamed ("lazy" stitch embroidery)

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
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Loafers for boy/girl, with embroidery depicting the protective Morning Star

Foto di Mocassini per ragazzo/a, 1890 circa (Dakota dell’Est – Sioux Santee)

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Loafers for boy/girl, circa 1890 (East Dakota - Sioux Santee)

Technique and Dimensions:

Commercial leather, vegetable fibre, glass count ("lazy" stitch embroidery)

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Descrizione:

Loafers for boy/girl, with embroidery depicting the protective Morning Star

Foto di Turtle Amulet, c. 1875 (Teton Dakota)

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Titolo dell'opera:

Amulet

Acquisizione:

Collezione Missioni Cattoliche Americane 1893

Author/ School/ Dating:

Amulet

Epoca:

XIX - 1851

Inventario:

C.A.454

Provenienza (nazione):

Nord Dakota (U.S.A.)

Technique and Dimensions:

Tanned cervid leather, vegetable fibre, glass count (covered stitch embroidery)

Utilizzo:

Contenere il cordone ombelicale del neonato per la sua protezione durante la vita. Appeso alla culla e successivamente fissato all'abito, accompagnava il proprietario fino alla morte. Subito dopo la nascita.

Ultimi prestiti:

Indiani d'America: Fiori e vita dalle collezioni del Museo etnografico Castello D'Albertis - Genova/ Museo d'arte orientale E.Chiossone

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
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Tortoise-shaped container with the upper surface covered with glass beads in blue, light blue and red, arranged in such a way as to draw the carapace. At the extremities of the limbs and tail are pairs of metal cones with tufts of animal fibre (horsehair?) dyed green inside. a textile ribbon under the turtle's head was used to hang it. Hung to the cradle and then attached to clothing. It accompanied the owner until death. A tanned deer skin was used. The skin was cut in the shape of a lizard for males or a turtle for females. The lower and upper parts were sewn together at the edges, and the upper surface was covered with porcupine quills. In a later period, as a result of contact and subsequent trade with Europeans, the quills were replaced by polychrome glass or porcelain tapers.
Foto di Amuleto, 1875 circa (Teton Dakota)

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Amulet, about 1875 (Teton Dakota)

Technique and Dimensions:

Tanned cervid leather, vegetable fibre, glass count (covered stitch embroidery)

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Descrizione:

Amulet - turtle shaped container for umbilical cord intended for girls

Foto di Traditional Pioneer Women’s Bonnet, c. 1885 – 1890 (Teton Dakota – Sioux dell’Ovest)

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Titolo dell'opera:

Lakota headgear

Acquisizione:

Collezione Missioni Cattoliche Americane 1893

Author/ School/ Dating:

Lakota headgear

Epoca:

XIX - 1891 - 1900

Inventario:

C.A.356

Misure:

Tipo di misura: lunghezza; Unità di misura: cm; Valore: 30; Varie: da fronte a nuca; Tipo di misura: larghezza; Unità di misura: cm; Valore: 18; Tipo di misura: lunghezza; Unità di misura: cm; Valore: 30

Provenienza (nazione):

Sud Dakota

Technique and Dimensions:

Tanned cervid skin, tissue, porcupine spines (flattened with teeth or nails, dyed and sewn)

Utilizzo:

Protezione e ornamentale. Vita quotidiana.

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Descrizione:
Leather cap entirely decorated with porcupine quills drawing two bison heads in yellow and purple, two stylised ornithomorphic figures in yellow and light green and fourteen scaled triangles in green/yellow and orange/purple on a red background. The back of the cap is decorated with concentric squares in red, purple, green and yellow porcupine quills. The whole decoration is bordered by a band of purple porcupine quills and a band of yellow glass beads. The cap is entirely bordered with a strip of burgundy fabric and at the sides are sewn two burgundy fabric ribbons for fastening the cap under the chin. On the back is a blue and white checked cotton veil edged with a strip of burgundy fabric. The inside is lined with red and blue patterned fabric on a cream background. The bonnet was not part of traditional indigenous clothing; it began to be made on the model of those worn by white women. The model therefore followed the European one, but the decoration could be made from traditional materials, such as porcupine quills and glass beads.
Foto di Mocassini femminili con decorazione floreale, 1885 - 1890 circa (Ojibway)

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Women’s loafers with floral decoration, 1885 - 1890 circa (Ojibway)

Technique and Dimensions:

Tanned deer skin, animal fibre, silk thread, porcupine spines (flattened with teeth or nails, dyed and sewn): no traces of use

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Foto di Astuccio per punteruolo, 1870 – 1875 circa (Dakota dell’Est, Yankton o Santee)

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Case for awl, 1870 - 1875 circa (East Dakota, Yankton or Santee)

Technique and Dimensions:

Leather, wood, glass count (stitch embroidery "lazy", covering stitch and festoncino embroidery)

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Descrizione:

Pencil case for awl. It was carried by women hanging on the belt. Inside was kept a needle made from a bone splinter that was used to sew leather clothes. The embroidery identified the owner of the object

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