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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

June 23rd, 2022 - Ongoing
Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue, 746 South
Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.
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Woman’s Dress and Accessories, Jodi Archambault American, Tanned and commercial leather, glass and metal beads, cotton, silk, dentalium shell, metal cones, horsehair, plastic, bone, brass bells, porcupine quills, coins, Hunkpapa Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Woman’s Dress and Accessories
Jodi Archambault (American, Hunkpapa Lakota/Teton Sioux, born North Dakota, 1969)
2005
Untitled (Dream Catcher), Marie Watt Seneca, American, Reclaimed wool blankets, satin binding, and thread, Seneca, Native American
Untitled (Dream Catcher)
Marie Watt (Seneca, born Seattle, Washington 1967)
2014
Shirt
Seminole, Native American
ca. 1910
Basket with Lid
Ada Vilcon Thomas (Native American, Chitimacha, 1924–1992)
1989
Lidded Trunk, Ada Vilcon Thomas Native American, Dyed rivercane
Lidded Trunk
Ada Vilcon Thomas (Native American, Chitimacha, 1924–1992)
1987
War club, Wood, pigment and nail, Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American
War club
Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American
ca. 1750
Pouch, English wool, cotton, silk, glass beads, Onondowahgah/Seneca, Native American
Pouch
Onondowahgah/Seneca, Native American
early 19th century
Shot pouch
Anishinaabe, Ojibwe or Cree, Native American
c. 1820
Headdress
Eastern Woodlands or Great Lakes, Native American
ca. 1800
Bandolier Bag
Joe Baker (Lenape/Delaware, 1946)
1997
Shakhùkwiàn (Man’s Coat), Hide, cloth, glass beads, cotton tread, Lenni Lenape/Delaware artist, Native American
Shakhùkwiàn (Man’s Coat)
Lenni Lenape/Delaware artist, Native American
ca. 1840
Comb, Moose antler, Seneca or Susquehannock, Native American
Comb
Seneca or Susquehannock, Native American
ca. 1680
Bowl, Maple, Anishinaabe, probably Ottawa, Native American
Bowl
Anishinaabe, probably Ottawa, Native American
ca. 1800
Belt cup
Woodlands: Anishnaabe, Ottawa or Ojibwa
c. 1820
Bowl, Wood, Wendat/ Huron, Native American
Bowl
Wendat/ Huron, Native American
ca. 1700
Scrimshaw Study
Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock, born 1980)
2021
Shaman's rattle, Birch, bone, hair, pigment, and metal pins, Tsimshian, Native American
Shaman's rattle
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1750–80
Guardian figure staff, Conifer wood, deer hooves, pigment, and vegetal fiber, Lower Chehalis or Quinault, Native American
Guardian figure staff
Lower Chehalis or Quinault, Native American
ca. 1820–50
Dagger , Wood, steel, and vegetal fiber, Tlingit, Native American
Dagger
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1780–1840
War club, Whalebone, Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth, Native American
War club
Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth, Native American
ca.1820–40
Rattle, Copper, wood, tanned leather, abalone shell, and horn, Tlingit, Native American
Rattle
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1890
Raven rattle, Albert Edward Edenshaw Haida, Wood, pigment, glass beads and vegetal fiber, Haida, Native American
Raven rattle
Attributed to Albert Edward Edenshaw (Haida, 1812–1894)
ca. 1850
Clapper, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, and copper wire, Tsimshian, Native American
Clapper
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1830–60
Portrait figure, Wood and pigment, Haida, Native American
Portrait figure
Haida, Native American
ca. 1840
Soul catcher, Bone, abalone shell, and tanned leather, Tsimshian, Native American
Soul catcher
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1840–60
Amulet, Antler and abalone shell, Tlingit, Native American
Amulet
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1840–70
Comb, Wood, Tlingit, Native American
Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1850–80
Comb, Mountain sheep horn, Tlingit, Native American
Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1840
Comb, Wood and pigment, Tlingit, Native American
Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1860
Woman's hood, Wool cloth, silk ribbon, and glass beads, Ojibwa, Native American
Woman's hood
Ojibwa, Native American
ca. 1860
Woman's hood, Wool cloth, glass beads, and silk ribbon, James Bay Cree, Native American
Woman's hood
James Bay Cree, Native American
ca. 1840
Woman's hood, Wool cloth, glass beads, and silk thread, James Bay Cree, Native American
Woman's hood
James Bay Cree, Native American
ca. 1865
Tunic and leggings, Cedar bark, mountain sheep wool and dye, Tlingit, Native American
Tunic and leggings
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1890
Parka, Edna Oktokiyuk Yupik, Marine mammal intestine, auklet beaks and feathers, tanned leather, and seal fur, Yupik, Native American
Parka
Edna Oktokiyuk (Yupik)
Annie Oktokiyuk (Yupik)
ca. 1910
Boy's Shirt
Crow, Native American
c.1880
Bowl, Alder, Haida, Native American
Bowl
Haida, Native American
ca. 1800–40
Bowl, Wood, Tsimshian, Native American
Bowl
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1780–1810
Ladle, Wood and pigment, Chinook, Native American
Ladle
Chinook, Native American
ca. 1850
Bowl, Wood, shell, and pigment, Tlingit, Native American
Bowl
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1750–1800
Mask, Wood and pigment, Tlingit, Native American
Mask
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1860
Maskette, Wood, copper, shell, and pigment, Tsimshian or Tlingit, Native American
Maskette
Tsimshian or Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1780–1830
Headdress frontlet, Wood, abalone shell, pigment, and nails, Tsimshian , Native American
Headdress frontlet
Tsimshian , Native American
ca. 1820–40
Dagger, Saayina aat Tlingit, Iron, tanned leather, wool cloth, vegetal fiber, and human hair, Tlingit, Native American
Dagger
Attributed to Saayina aat (Tlingit)
ca. 1780
Mask, Wood, pigment, and vegetal fiber, Yup'ik, Native American
Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900
Mask, Wood, vegetable fiber and pigment, Chugach, Native American
Mask
Chugach, Native American
1860
Mask, Wood and pigment, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
Mask
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1870
Mask, Wood and pigment, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
Mask
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1870
Mask, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, iron nails, and feathers, Yup'ik, Native American
Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900
Dance object, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, and feathers, Yup'ik, Native American
Dance object
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900
Snow goggles, Walrus ivory, Thule, Native American
Snow goggles
Thule, Native American
ca. 800–1200
Harpoon counterweight, Walrus ivory, Old Bering Sea III, Native American
Harpoon counterweight
Old Bering Sea III, Native American
300–500 CE
Handle fragment (?), Walrus ivory, Old Bering Sea II, Native American
Handle fragment (?)
Old Bering Sea II, Native American
100–300 CE
Toggle, Walrus ivory, Okvik, Native American
Toggle
Okvik, Native American
100 BCE–200 CE
Transformational figure, Walrus ivory, Okvik, Native American
Transformational figure
Okvik, Native American
ca. 200 BCE–100 CE
Atlatl, Wood and walrus ivory, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
Atlatl
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1750–80
Beaded Bag, Tanned leather, cordage, glass beads, brass beads, and commercial brass buttons, Wasco, Native American
Beaded Bag
Wasco, Native American
ca. 1860
Bowl, Bighorn sheep horn and nails, Wasco or Wishram, Native American
Bowl
Wasco or Wishram, Native American
ca. 1840
Flat Bag, Native-tanned skin, cotton, glass, Coeur d'Alene
Flat Bag
Coeur d'Alene
1895–1905
Flat Bag, Wool, cotton, glass, Native-tanned skin, Yakama
Flat Bag
Yakama
late 19th–early 20th century
Pendant with figure, Bone and pigment, Ancestral Columbia River, Native American
Pendant with figure
Ancestral Columbia River, Native American
3rd–13th century
Infant's vest
Sioux, Native American
ca. 1890
Infant's cap
Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1890
Boys moccasins
Sioux, Native American
ca. 1900–1930
Cradleboard, Lakota/Teton Sioux artist, Wood, rawhide, glass beads, native-tanned leather, muslin, brass tacks, Lakota/Teton Sioux
Cradleboard
Lakota/Teton Sioux artist
ca. 1890
Blanket strip, Tanned leather and glass beads, Central Plains, probably Lakota/Teton Sioux, Native American
Blanket strip
Central Plains, probably Lakota/Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1830
Boy's shirt
Apsáalooke/Crow, Native American
ca. 1870
Moccasins
Plains Plateau
Moccasins
Nez Perce
c. 1890
Moccasins
Plains Plateau; Oto-Missouria
ca. 1890
Girl's Boot Moccassins
Ka’igwu/Kiowa, Native American
ca. 1890
Boy's jacket, Tanned leather, pigment, glass beads, cotton cloth, and commercial buttons, Crow, Native American
Boy's jacket
Crow, Native American
ca. 1880
War club, Wood and pigment, Pawnee, Native American
War club
Pawnee, Native American
ca. 1800
Swift Dog Strikes an Enemy, Swift Dog Hunkpapa Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Watercolor and ink on paper, Hunkpapa Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
Swift Dog Strikes an Enemy
Swift Dog (Hunkpapa Lakota/ Teton Sioux, 1845–1925)
ca. 1880
Short Bull Falls from Wounded Horse , Short Bull Og La La Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Watercolor and ink on paper, Oglala Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
Short Bull Falls from Wounded Horse
Short Bull (Oglala Lakota/ Teton Sioux, 1851/52-1925)
ca. 1890
Tipi bag, Tanned leather, glass beads, metal cones, horsehair, and dye, Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
Tipi bag
Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1890
Quirt handle, Elk antler and pigment, Eastern Plains, probably Meskwaki, Native American
Quirt handle
Eastern Plains, probably Meskwaki, Native American
ca. 1860
Pair of parfleche envelopes, Rawhide, pigment, and tanned leather, Blackfoot, Blood or Siksika, Native American
Pair of parfleche envelopes
Blackfoot, Blood or Siksika, Native American
ca. 1890
Black-on-Black Jar, Maria Martínez Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Clay and slip, San Ildefonso, Native American
Black-on-Black Jar
Maria Martínez (Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1887–1980 San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe New Mexico)
Julián Martínez (San Ildefonso, 1885–1943)
1919–20
Double-lobed polychrome canteen, Clay and pigment, Tewa (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Native American
Double-lobed polychrome canteen
Tewa (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Native American
ca. 1860
Socorro black-on-white storage jar, Clay and pigment, Ancestral Pueblo, Native American
Socorro black-on-white storage jar
Ancestral Pueblo, Native American
ca. 1050–1100
Polacca polychrome water jar, Nampeyo Native American, Clay and pigment, Hopi-Tewa, Native American
Polacca polychrome water jar
Nampeyo (Native American, Hopi-Tewa, ca. 1859–1942)
ca. 1895–1900
Chief's blanket, Unidentified Navajo Artist, Dyed and undyed wool, Diné/Navajo, Native American
Chief's blanket
Unidentified Navajo Artist
1865–70
Serape, Unidentified Navajo Artist, Dyed and undyed wool, Diné/Navajo, Native American
Serape
Unidentified Navajo Artist
ca. 1865–70
White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure), Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, tanned leather, and metal, Hopi, Native American
White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)
Hopi, Native American
ca. 1900
Powhoge polychrome storage jar, Clay and pigment, Tewa, Native American
Powhoge polychrome storage jar
Tewa, Native American
ca. 1790
Gift basket, Belle Hidreth Varriel Pomo, Willow shoots, sedge root, dyed and undyed bulrush roots, and glass beads, Pomo, Native American
Gift basket
Belle Hidreth Varriel (Pomo, 1882–1952)
ca. 1910
Gift basket, Mary Mono Wappo or Coast Miwok, Sedge and dyed bulrush root, clamshell beads, glass beads, and quail topknot feathers, Wappo or Coast Miwok, Native American
Gift basket
Mary Mono (Wappo or Coast Miwok)
ca. 1890
Basket bowl, Carrie Bethel Mono Lake Paiute, Willow shoots, sedge root, redbud shoots, and dyed bracken root, Mono Lake Paiute, Native American
Basket bowl
Carrie Bethel (Mono Lake Paiute, 1898–1974)
1929
Basket bowl, Louisa Keyser Washoe, Willow and redbud shoots, bracken root, and dye, Washoe, Native American
Basket bowl
Louisa Keyser (Washoe, ca. 1831-1925)
1907
Ensemble, Tanned leather, sinew, and pigment, Innu/Naskapi, Native American
Ensemble
Innu/Naskapi, Native American
ca. 1820

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Dates
June 23rd, 2022 - Ongoing
Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.
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