Warrior Shades
Artist
Kevin Pourier
(North American Indian, Ogalala Lakota (Teton Sioux), South Dakota, born 1958)
Artist
Valerie Pourier
(American, born 1959)
Date2008
MediumBuffalo horn, stone, mother-of-pearl, metal, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 5 1/4 inches (15.24 × 13.34 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: A. Keith Brodkin Fund for the Acquisition of Contemporary American Indian Art
Object number2008.4
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On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionConventional reading glasses with frames made of carved highly polished black buffalo horn, inlaid with sandstone and mother-of-pearl in classic Lakota beadwork designs.Gallery LabelWhile these reading glasses are not without humor and irony, particularly with the words “Rez Ban” inlaid on the inner frame, they are also quietly charged with spirituality and traditional associations. According to the artist, the buffalo’s spirit resides within the horn cap, the material that forms the foundation of the frames. The pale yellow and deep red sandstone used for inlay are derived from locations significant in Lakota history and myth, and the abstract, geometric designs reflect older Lakota quill and beadwork motifs.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Copyright© 2008 Kevin Pourier
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