Lakota women's arts : quillwork and beadwork /
"Much has been written about Lakota Sioux Indian men and their arts, especially those made in support of their hunting and warrior culture. Historically, however, very little scholarship has addressed Lakota women and their art forms. This lack of attention is still true today, even though the...
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Santa Fe, New Mexico :
Museum of New Mexico Press,
[2026]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface / Thomas "Red Owl" Haukaas
- Introduction
- Lakota women: myth and gender in Lakota women's art
- Becoming knowledgeable: the four stages of a Lakota woman's life pathway
- Design knowledge: shared aesthetics
- Men's interpretation of geometric art
- Art as an expression of relationships and values
- Quillwork
- Beadwork
- Paha stitch
- Lakhota bead color preferences
- Some types of Lakhota bags
- Lakhota designs
- Arts for new audiences: Wild West shows, fairs, and expositions
- Artistic resilience in the modern world
- Acknowledgments
- Museums, institutions, and archives
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Authors
- [Colophon]
- Select names of artists featured in book: Rhonda Holy Bear
- Nellie Two Bears Gates
- Valencia Teachout
- Eleanor Black Bear Star Boy
- Katie Black Crow Neck
- Rosalie Little Thunder
- Deborah Little Thunder
- Barbara Kills in Water
- Jonathan Good Bear
- Caroline and Emilie Bald Eagle Ravenshead
- Thomas "Red Owl" Haukaas
- Emil Her Many Horses
- Florentine Blue Thunder
- Charles Chief Eagle
- Jared Lanz
- Virginia Poorman
- Nellie Star Boy Menard
- Colleen Cutschall
- Dyani White Hawk
- Charlene Holy Bear.