Cradle
1998
Artist
- Tom Haukaas, Lakota, American, 1950-
- Born: Florida
- Work Locations: Florida
Culture
Ochethi Sakowin (Sioux) | Lakota
Object
cradle
Medium
wool, glass beads, seed bead, leather, and brass bells
Accession Number
1999.80
Credit Line
Richard G. Conn Memorial Fund and the Volunteer Endowment Fund
Tom Haukaas (Ochethi Sakowin (Sioux)/Lakota), Cradle, 1998. Wool, seed beads, glass beads, leather, and brass; 31 1/2 in. x 11 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. Denver Art Museum: Richard G. Conn Memorial Fund and the Volunteer Endowment Fund, 1999.80 © Tom Haukaas
Dimensions
height: 31.5 in, 80.0100 cm; width: 11.5 in, 29.2100 cm; depth: 7.5 in, 19.0500 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
The artist describes this work as a “sculpture painted with beads.” Intricately beaded figures wrap around the cradle to create a three-dimensional scene from the Lakota creation story. Illustrated here is the Buffalo Nation emerging from beneath the Black Hills, transforming into humans as they surface and join the earthly animals.
