Defending the Sacred
Artist
Shan Goshorn
(North American Indian, Eastern Band Cherokee, Oklahoma, 1957 - 2018)
Date2017
MediumWood, Arches watercolor paper, archival inks, acrylic paint, glue, antler, brass hardware, and artificial sinew
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/8 × 18 3/8 × 5 7/8 inches (40.96 × 46.67 × 14.92 cm)
Credit LineGift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
Object number2017.37
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DescriptionWooden (legal) briefcase covered in strips of paper woven together in a zigzag pattern, the Cherokee "water" pattern. The interior and extrior photographs are of the Oceti Sakowin camp, an eagle feather fan, and a Lakota prayer.ProvenancePurchased from the artist by Dr. Loren G. Lipson, M.D., 2017.
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Copyright© Estate of Shan Goshorn
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