sep 18, 1943 - Hide painting of a Sun Dance

Description:

Medium: painted elk hide

Date: c.1890-1900

Location: Eastern Shoshone

Content:hunting by bow and arrow, bison
Sun Dance is a ritual

Context: convey biographical detail of warrior
narrative, bison considered gift of God

Form: stylized form

Function: worn by warrior, eventually painted for European and American markets

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