Grand Entry

Artist Carol Emarthle-Douglas (North American Indian, Northern Arapaho; Seminole, born 1959)

Date2010

MediumItalian hemp, Irish linen, thread, silk thread, glass beads, and metal sequins

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 11 7/8 inches (15.88 × 30.16 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: A. Keith Brodkin Fund for the Acquisition of Contemporary American Indian Art

Object number2016.10

On View

Not on view

Collections

North American Indian Art

Terms

DescriptionCoiled basket depicting a procession of fourteen native american figures encircling the interior/exterior of the basket embellished with various metals and glass beads.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

[RE]CLAIM: Indigenous Artists Reflect on Identity, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, December 14–June 16, 2019.

To Take Shape and Meaning: Form and Design in American Indian Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, February 2 – August 8, 2024.

Provenance

Commissioned from the artist by Stephen Lister, 2010;
Purchased from Stephen Lister by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

Published References

Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information, is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete. Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image, please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.