Lakota (Sioux)
Boy’s Vest
Lakota Sioux, 1894
Physical Qualities
Hide, glass beads, 12 × 10 11/16 in. (30.5 × 27.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number
1985.162
Ralph Case (father-in-law- of donor) collected beginning probably in early 30s, perhaps earlier. Acted as attorney for the Sioux nation in suit against U.S. Government from 1932 to 1966. Was born on a Sioux reservation (c. 1880s/90s); son of a frontier sheriff. (Information from donor, 1984)
Darienne Turner, Baltimore Museum of Art, “Stripes and Stars: Reclaiming Lakota Independence”, October 11, 2020-March 28, 2021.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Shared Tradition: Native North American Beadwork," August 7, 1990-January 20, 1991
Darienne Turner, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Stripes and Stars: Reclaiming Lakota Independence," October 11, 2020 - March 28, 2021
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Shared Tradition: Native North American Beadwork," August 7, 1990-January 20, 1991
Darienne Turner, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Stripes and Stars: Reclaiming Lakota Independence," October 11, 2020 - March 28, 2021
