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Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes Sioux (Lakota) culture 20th century Seed beads, thread, and cloth, L. 2.5 cm x W. 1 mm x H. 2.5 cm BFPC collection #2014.16b

Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Lindsey VanDieren

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Before Conservation
Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes
Sioux (Lakota) culture
20th century
Seed beads, thread, and cloth, L. 2.5 cm x W. 1 mm x H. 2.5 cm
BFPC collection #2014.16b

A rosette is a decorative artform that symbolizes wealth and status. Rosettes were used in as trade items, and Native artisans attach these beaded forms to a wide variety of garments, from headdresses or bonnets to shirts, pants, moccasins, and gloves. Rosettes are also used to adorn traditional personal objects such as turbans, pouches, bags, and quivers, and they may decorate everything from cradle boards to horse tack; they are even sometimes found decorating the exterior part of tipi lodges, often indicating the four quarters of the structure. The motif on this particular pair of rosettes is known as the Thunderbird design, which symbolizes strength, power, and protection.

 

After Conservation
Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes
Sioux (Lakota) culture
20th century
Seed beads, thread, and cloth, L. 2.5 cm x W. 1 mm x H. 2.5 cm
BFPC collection #2014.16b

 

 

For more information, you may contact the researcher(s) noted in the title of this exhibit entry, or Dr. Billie Follensbee, the professor of the course, at BillieFollensbee@MissouriState.edu

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, beaded rosettes, conservation, lakota culture, Sioux Culture

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