Horse Nation
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Object Label
In this drawing each Lakota woman wears elaborate regalia and carries a fan and a pouch, items used to decorate and honor horses. Warriors and horses in battle are depicted on their clothing. According to the artist, Horse Nation “honors ‘tasunka wakan’ (the horse) for its importance for the Lakota People. The horse allowed them to increase their mobility for hunting, expand their territory, strengthen their ‘akicita’ (protective warrior societies), improve their economy, relieve their burdens, and, most importantly, gave women someone else to love.”
Caption
Linda Haukaas Sicangu Lakota, born 1957. Horse Nation, 2010. Colored pencil and ink on late 1916 ledger paper, each sheet: 11 1/2 x 17 5/8 in. (29.2 x 44.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 2011.6a-b. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.6a_PS6.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Horse Nation
Date
2010
Geography
Place made: Tampa, Florida, United States
Medium
Colored pencil and ink on late 1916 ledger paper
Classification
Dimensions
each sheet: 11 1/2 x 17 5/8 in. (29.2 x 44.7 cm)
Signatures
Left side along red paper line, Horse Nation, Linda Haukaas
Markings
(Old paper page title Citizens Nat'l Bank entry dated 1916) pg 183 on horses facing right; pg. 196 on horses facing left.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number
2011.6a-b
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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