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Client:
National Museum of
the American Indian As the Indian Wars came to an end, American Indians struggled to settle and preserve
Wars e ns serve
the small territories that the U.S. government called reservations. Horses, which had
t which
become so central to our culture, were largely forbidden. The big herds were destroyed.
central r den. The herds destroyed.
roy
Project:
N O V E M B E R 14 , 2 0 0 9 – J U LY 7 , 2 011 The government tried to sever our bonds to each other, to the land, even to the horse.
The government tried to sever our bonds to each other, to the land, even to the horse.
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These policies cost us dearly, but they did not succeed. Our tribes survive. We hold on to
These policies cost us dearly, but they did not succeed. Our tribes survive. We hold on to
our reservation lands. Among many of our people, horses still hold a prominent place in our
our reservation lands. Among many f our people, horses still hold prominent place in our
Exhibition brochure
world. He means too much to us, our “holy dog”; the spirit that binds us could not be fully
world. He means too much to us, our “holy dog”; the spirit that binds us could not be fully
broken. The Horse Nation is our ally, now and forever.
broken. The Horse Nation is our ally, now and forever..
—EMIL HER MANY HORSES (OGLALA LAKOTA), NMAI, 2009
—EMIL HER MANY HORSES (OGLALA LAKOTA), NMAI, 2009
B
etween 1680 and 1875, horses
ses A Song for the Horse Nation is on view
Out of the earth
revolutionized Native life. By November 14, 2009 through July 7, 2011.
14, 2009 2011.
I sing for them,
the 1800s, American Indian George Gustav Heye Center
A Horse nation
H
orses also dramatically changed horsemanship had become One Bowling Green
een
I sing for them New York, NY 10004
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Native warfare. On horseback,
warf
fare. legendary, and many Native peoples—
legendar y,
ar —
—TETON SIOUX SONG Plains warriors could move
ors especially those living on the Great
ally Heye Center hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
rs:
y
more quickly and stage more Plains—had come to depend on horses in
—had s every day, and Thursdays until 8 p.m.
ever y day,
y
Admission: free
armed
r
complicated attacks; armed with guns, they their daily lives. In the early days of buffalo
aily uffalo
became truly formidable. Horse cultures in the
formidab
ble. hunting, acquiring food had been a full-time
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g, q g ull-time The museum is fully accessible.
ully
For recorded information about exhibitions,
information
or
United States arose as tribal nations struggled preoccupation, leaving little time for anything
upation, nything
public programs, and services,
ser vices,
N
to defend themselves against settlers and ative peoples have paid homage ems, else. On horseback, however, a lone hunter
Other items, including elaborately beaded
dedhowever, call 212-514-3888.
88.
intertribal
soldiers. At this same time, new intertribal to horses in many ways in the last or quilled horse gear, provide stunning a buffalo virtually by
ed could bring down
gear, virtually y
To visit the online exhibition A Song for the Horse
To visit the online exhibition Song for the Horse
conflicts emerged as neighboring nations
eighboring few centuries, incorporating them
, examples of creative himself. As hunting many
es expression. Today became easier, many
f. Todayy easier, any Nation or for a complete calendar of NMAI events
Nation or for complete calendar of NMAI events,
sought to expand their hunting territories.
g p r g into their cultural and spiritual
ural p Native Americans continue to honor the role time to devote to
Native peoples had more
e ote visit our website at www.AmericanIndian.si.edu.
visit our website at www.AmericanIndian.si.edu.
The resulting battles brought with them new
rought lives and celebrating their grace and braver y in
bravery art, spirituality, and philosophy.
art, spirituality,
irituality, philosophy.
of the horse in both their tribal histories and
orse The book A Song for the Horse Nation:
e tion: To become a member of the
To mber
warfare strategies and protocol, including
warfare a variety of objects and in songs, ceremonies, contemporary
their contemporar y lives. Feats of Native
ntemporar ve Horses in Native American Cultures is available
orses National Museum of the American Indian,
m
T
he story of the relationship between call 1-800-242-NMAI [6624] or visit
NMAI
the raiding of enemy horses and counting and stories. Some of these objects—such as anship American rodeos,
horsemanship are celebrated atIndianss, and
can had traveled on foot or by
t NMAI’s
in NMAI’s museum stores and online at
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American Indians and horses is www.AmericanIndian.si.edu/give.
www.AmericanIndian.si.edu/give.
ndian.si.edu/give.
coup. These celebrated acts of braver y were
d bravery the horse sticks that honor dead war ponies mounted parades remain a central the arrival of horses. When
d canoe before event in
nt hen www.americanindian.si.edu/bookshop.
www.americanindian.si.edu/bookshop.
ww / hop.
p
one of the great sagas of human
documented on tipi liners, robes, and in
ers, or painted war shirts that recount dangerous
shirts ecount d the hunting Native the Plains moved camp,
fairs and other gatherings where tribes ofpeople
nting e © 2009 Smithsonian Institution.
nian
contact with the animal world. Forty
ledger books. battles—carr y intensely personal meanings.
battles—carry rsonal tipis and other household goods usually were
identity.
proclaim their identity.
m y nd ly
million years ago, the horse originated
carried by women or pulled on travois by
d s
in the Americas. About 10 thousand
dogs, which limited the distances that could
FROM LEFT:
LEFT: years ago, afterHis Fight (Hunkpapa Lakota),
2. spreading to Asia and 3. Possibly Assiniboine quirt, ca.
3. Possibly Assiniboine quir t, ca. Tsitsistas/So’taeo’o
4. Tsitsistas/So’taeo’o (Cheyenne) e) 5. War shir t. Tsitsistas/So’taeo’o
War shirt. Tsitsistas/So’taeo’o
o’o 6. Crow Fair Parade, 2009. Crow
9.
be traveled and required that possessions be
veled ons
Europe, it vanished book, 1884. Standing
ledger from its homelands nding 1870s. Montana. Elk horn, seed
1870s. Montana. Elk horn, seed quilled horse mask, mid 1800s. (Cheyenne) shir t, ca. 1865. M
shirt, Montana. Agency, Montana. Photo by Emil Her
Agency, y
1. Menominee saddle, ca. 1875. Rock, North Dakota. Paper, pencils.
North Paper,
per beads, rawhide, pigment, hide, sinew.
beads, rawhide pigment, hide, sinew. Montana. Porcupine quills, hawk Porcupine quills, pony beads, hair Many Horses. a bare minimum. With horses, tribes
kept to The annual Crow Fair With
until 1493, when on hisThis ledger voyage
Brass tacks, wood, rawhide, sinew.
, sinew. (25/4575). second drawing (19/5092). Quirts, or short riding
(19/5092) Quirts, or short riding feathers, brass buttons, seed beads, s, locks, horsehair, pigment, hide, sinew.
horsehair, , sinew. Parade, one of the largest Native
moved farther, faster, and with larger loads.
farther, faster,
(16/9160). Native peoples became returned a horse raid in action. The
s
Columbus shows the horse to the Western
tion. whips, were used to urge horses to
whips, were used to urge horses to wool cloth, hide, sinew, cotton thread.
sinew, ead. arriors,
(8/8034). Esteemed Plains warriors, gatherings on the Northern Plains,
Northern P
expert
expert in fabricating horse gear,
gear,
ear horses’ trimmed manes and tails
nd greater speed. They were also used for
greater speed. They were also used for (1/4443). Plains tribes decorated spiritual leaders, and diplomats wore
s offers a dazzling display of beadwork
offers
Hemisphere. Horses flourished, eventually decorating people and horses alike. of abundance that
transforming
transforming utilitarian equipment into a suggest that they are part
pment particularly fine
ticularly counting coup. Counting coup was a
counting coup. Counting coup was their horses from bridle to tail. Because
ause shirts such as this.
shirts Horses b
H brought a ses
ht period e
rich new visual art form. spreading across Central and South America
art form. animals, and the fact that they are
t highly honored form of bravery in which
high y honored form of braver y in which horse’s
they limited a horse’s range of vision,
on, Representatives from the Apsáalooke
sáalooke
lasted until the reser vation era—more food,
reservation
staked close to the tipi also indicates
and what is now the United States and so a warrior galloped up to an enemy in
warrior galloped up to an enemy in quilled masks like this one were usually
sually [Crow] Nation rode in the 2009
they are highly prized, possibly as
ossibly battle and touched him with a quirt or
battle and touched him with quirt or used for parades, not for battle. more leisure time,ent more
Inaugural Parade for President Barack possessions. A
eisure and ns.
Canada, edging along horses or race horses.
favorite war Native trade routes.
ce special stick instead of killing him.
special stick instead of kil ing him. Obama. of personal and family prestige, the
mark
In the 1700s, traded guns and traded horses
ownership of horses conferred status and
ship
converged on the Great Plains, resulting
respect within Native communities.
t
in the mounted Plains warrior, a feared
opponent of settlers expanding into the West
and a source of many stereotypes about
Native people.
CLOCKWISE FROM THE TOP LEFT: 2. Pictograph of a Spanish expedition
tion 3. Cree padded saddle, ca. 1895. 95. ABOVE:
OVE: FRONT COVER IMAGE:
(detail). Canyon de Chelly National
al Seed beads, wool cloth, hide, deer hair,
hair,
In horses, American Indians found an ally that
1. White Horse (Kiowa) holding his war Monument, Arizona. Photo by Nancy cy rawhide, cotton thread. (20/6221).
221). The Nez Perce Young Horseman
e Young Piikuni (Blackfeet) horse mask, ca.
was useful and inspiring in times of peace shield, 1891. Photo by James Mooney. Nehring. Courtesy of Getty Images.
Courtesy When a tribe acquired horses, the status Project, 2009. Lapwai, Idaho.
oject, 1830–60. Montana. Feathers, hide,
and loyal and intrepid in times of war. Horses Courtesy National Anthropological Archive, of women improved. Horses helped ped Photo by Emil Her Many Horses.
oto buffalo horn, paints, pony beads, seed
buffalo horn, d
Smithsonian Institution. A name that lighten the work load, and women
men beads, hair locks, horsehair, porcupine
horsehair, e
transformed Native life, becoming a central included the word “horse” signified strength gained more time for social involvement
olvement quills, ribbon, wool cloth, cotton cloth,
part of many tribal cultures. of character. and creating art. Women’s arts, such as
art. Women’s arts, brass tacks, buttons. (18/8880).
beadwork and quillwork, flourished into
hed
the reservation era.
reser vation
5. Rosenthal Seiler Design
Client:
Strathmore
Project:
Art exhibition Strathmore Fine Art presents FINE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
postcard invitations
2009–2010 FINE ARTIST IN
RESIDENCE 2009–2010
FINE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
JACQUELINE LEE OLUWATOYIN TELLA WAYLAND HOUSE
2009–2010 FINE ARTIST IN
COMMON BOND
RESIDENCE 2009–2010
NEXT GENERATION FINE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
TAYLOR HILL PATSY FLEMING
2009–2010 FINE ARTIST IN
STEPHANIE POTTER, Untitled with Mask No. 8; JACKIE HOYSTED, MaryAnn—Acrylic on Paper; ALFREDO RATINOFF, MENTOR, The Series of the Discovery of America PHOTOGRAPHY: VERONIKA LUKASOVA
FINE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBITION MAY 29–JULY 10, 2010 MANSION AT STRATHMORE
May 29–July 10, 2010 Mansion at Strathmore
7. Rosenthal Seiler Design
Client:
Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace
Project: Winners and Losers The Nuclear Order NUCLEAR SECURITY SPENDING
Book covers Build or Break ASSESSING COSTS, EXAMINING PRIORITIES
2009 CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL NONPROLIFERATION CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Stephen I. Schwartz
with Deepti Choubey
IMPACT OF THE DOHA ROUND ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Sandra Polaski
WASHINGTON DC MOSCOW BEIJING BEIRUT BRUSSELS
