Fright Night

Artist Jamie Okuma (North American Indian, Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock, Okinawan, and Hawaiian, California, born 1977)

Date2019

MediumItalian and native tanned leather, glass beads, and commercial metal zipper and spikes

DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 × 2 3/8 inches (29.53 × 6.03 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Jedel Family Foundation

Object number2019.27

SignedDesinger's label - black metal plaque attached above the zipper on the backside that reads: J. OKUMA

On View

Not on view

Collections

North American Indian Art

Terms

DescriptionSolf, circular-shaped bag with metal spikes attached around the perimeter, and a beaded image of the female vampire, Lucy Westenra, from the 1992 film "Dracula" on one side.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

"Radical Stitch," Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 14 - August 8, 2025, no cat.

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

Published References

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

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