Art Across the Ages, A Selection of Treasured Works
Nationality
Native American - c. 1890s
Title of Work
Preview
Date of Work
Early 20th century
Medium
Porcupine quills, seed beads, metal cones
Collection/Provenance
Merry Claymore Ketterling Collection, American Indian Studies Department.
Status
Stored
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
Hair ornaments have a long tradition within Native American cultures. These ornaments are most likely from the Upper Northern Plains region. They were recovered from a box of objects that was almost discarded at UND, and rescued by former American Indian Studies secretary, Merry Claymore Ketterling. They are illustrated in the book Storytelling Time: Native North America Art from the Collections at the University of North Dakota (Hudson Hills Press, 2010).
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