DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Paper cut

NamePaper cut

CultureSantee Sioux

Dateca.1937

Place madeSouth Dakota, United States, North America

Mediumpaper

Dimensions8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in. (22.6 x 17.6 cm)

Credit LineMuesum of International Folk Art, gift of Helen M. Cahusac, A.1990.9.29

Object numberA.1990.9.29

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionHand-cut from blue-lined paper, mounted on blk. construction paper. Pointed oval has 9 petaled flower at top, with 9 fronds inside, 6 outside. A cluster of 5 berries is on each side, with a "clover" flower and 5 pointed leaf below each. Overall effect: wicker tree. Collected by Mable Morrow during 1937 when she was teaching the Santee Sioux.