The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Boy's Vest

Boy's Vest

c. 1880
Location: not on view

Description

For centuries, beautiful garments and objects have held great meaning for the native groups of the Great Plains. For instance, the Lakota (Sioux) ceremonially intone something sacred wears me. That is, humans don powerful garments but are worn, animated, and protected by the sacred forces within their materials and imagery. By 1700 European Americans began to make their presence felt in the region, and Plains people creatively adopted European materials and garment types into their wardrobes. By 1870 most Plains people had been forced onto reservations, and traditional life shattered—especially for men. The garments on display here all were made after that date.
  • "Year in Review 1982," Bulletin, LXX (January 1983). p. 53; reproduced p. 49
  • Gallery 231 - Native North American Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27, 2019-November 9, 2020).
    The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.62