Bureau of Indian Affairs

Date1979

Place madeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America

MediumWood

Dimensions66 × 38 × 25 in. (167.5 × 96.5 × 63.5 cm)

ClassificationsFurniture

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert and Lou Finley, A.2014.25.1

Object numberA.2014.25.1a-h

DescriptionLarge, three legged bureau with drawers. Human head on top of the piece is wearing an "Indian" headpiece with carved wooden feathers. The head is representing a Native American man with long hair and serious features. Main body of the bureau is also body of the human figure. Human figure is seated on a stylized horse. The arms of the human figure are holding the reins that connect to the head of the horse.

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