search advanced search visual search
Lightboxes
Cart
alb9473807

Suitcase, 1880-1910, Nellie Two Bear Gates, Iháktuwana Dakhóta, Standing Rock Reservation, born 1854, 12 1/2 x 17 11/16 x 10 1/4 in. (31.75 x 44.93 x 26.04 cm) (closed), Beads, hide, metal, oilcloth, thread, United States, 19th-20th century, Nellie Gates made this beaded suitcase on the occasion of her relative Ida Claymores marriageClaymores name appears in the upper right corner. A gift, the suitcase illustrates the union of two families. One side depicts the bride and her family among the food and gifts offered to celebrate the marriage. At top, eleven horses frame two figures (likely Idas parents), who stand on either side of suspended kettles symbolizing the large amounts of food given at this time. At bottom, the bride stands next to her tipi, fully adorned, with more gifts: (left to right) beaded pipe bags; two full, beaded buffalo robes; a trade cloth with beaded blanket strip; and a robe with an animal figure. The other side likely relates to the grooms family, who were ranchers. Two cowboys, possibly relatives, rope cattle, illustrating the grooms familys wealth and his ability to provide for the bride. Gates captures movement in this static medium by showing the ponys tail flying in the wind and a cowboy throwing his lasso.

Suitcase, 1880-1910, Nellie Two Bear Gates, Iháktuwana Dakhóta, Standing Rock Reservation, born 1854, 12 1/2 x 17 11/16 x 10 1/4 in. (31.75 x 44.93 x 26.04 cm) (closed), Beads, hide, metal, oilcloth, thread, United States, 19th-20th century, Nellie Gates made this beaded suitcase on the occasion of her relative Ida Claymores marriageClaymores name appears in the upper right corner. A gift, the suitcase illustrates the union of two families. One side depicts the bride and her family among the food and gifts offered to celebrate the marriage. At top, eleven horses frame two figures (likely Idas parents), who stand on either side of suspended kettles symbolizing the large amounts of food given at this time. At bottom, the bride stands next to her tipi, fully adorned, with more gifts: (left to right) beaded pipe bags; two full, beaded buffalo robes; a trade cloth with beaded blanket strip; and a robe with an animal figure. The other side likely relates to the grooms family, who were ranchers. Two cowboys, possibly relatives, rope cattle, illustrating the grooms familys wealth and his ability to provide for the bride. Gates captures movement in this static medium by showing the ponys tail flying in the wind and a cowboy throwing his lasso.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image. Select the use:
Loading...
Caption: Suitcase, 1880-1910, Nellie Two Bear Gates, Iháktuwana Dakhóta, Standing Rock Reservation, born 1854, 12 1/2 x 17 11/16 x 10 1/4 in. (31.75 x 44.93 x 26.04 cm) (closed), Beads, hide, metal, oilcloth, thread, United States, 19th-20th century, Nellie Gates made this beaded suitcase on the occasion of her relative Ida Claymores marriageClaymores name appears in the upper right corner. A gift, the suitcase illustrates the union of two families. One side depicts the bride and her family among the food and gifts offered to celebrate the marriage. At top, eleven horses frame two figures (likely Idas parents), who stand on either side of suspended kettles symbolizing the large amounts of food given at this time. At bottom, the bride stands next to her tipi, fully adorned, with more gifts: (left to right) beaded pipe bags; two full, beaded buffalo robes; a trade cloth with beaded blanket strip; and a robe with an animal figure. The other side likely relates to the grooms family, who were ranchers. Two cowboys, possibly relatives, rope cattle, illustrating the grooms familys wealth and his ability to provide for the bride. Gates captures movement in this static medium by showing the ponys tail flying in the wind and a cowboy throwing his lasso.
Credit: Album / quintlox
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?
Image size: 4871 × 3836 px | 53.5 MB
Print size: 41.2 × 32.5 cm | 1917.7 × 1510.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1880-1910 • 19TH-20TH CENTURY • ABILITY • ANIMAL FIGURE • BACKSIDE • BEADED BLANKET STRIP • BEADED BUFFALO ROBES • BEADED PIPE BAGS • BEADED SUITCASE • BEADS • BORN 1854 • BOTTOM • BRIDE STANDS NEXT • BRIDE • BUTT • CELEBRATE • CLOSED • COWBOY THROWING • DEMONSTRATING • EEUU • ELEVEN HORSES FRAME TWO FIGURES • FAMILIAR • FAMILIES • FAMILY • FOOD GIVEN • FOOD • FOODSTUFFS • FULLY ADORNED • GATES CAPTURES MOVEMENT • GIFT • GIFTS OFFERED • GIFTS • GROOM'S FAMILY'S WEALTH • GROOM'S FAMILY • HIDE • IDA'S PARENTS • IHÁKTUWANA DAKHÓTA • ILLUSTRATING • LARGE AMOUNTS • LASSO • LEFT • MARRIAGE • MARRIED COUPLE • MATRIMONIO • MATRIMONY • MEAL • METAL • METALS • NELLIE GATES • NELLIE TWO BEAR GATES • OCCASION • OILCLOTH • PONY'S TAIL FLYING • PROVIDE • RANCHERS • RELATES • RELATIVE IDA CLAYMORE'S MARRIAGECLAYMORE'S NAME • RELATIVES • RIGHT • ROBE • ROPE CATTLE • SHOWING • SIDE DEPICTS • SIDE • STAND • STANDING ROCK RESERVATION • STATIC MEDIUM • SUITCASE ILLUSTRATES • SUITCASE • SUSPENDED KETTLES SYMBOLIZING • THREAD • TIME • TIPI • TOP • TRADE CLOTH • TWO COWBOYS • TWO FAMILIES • TWO FULL • U S A • U. S. A • U. S. A. • UNION • UNITED STATES AMERICA • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • UNITED STATES • UPPER RIGHT CORNER • US-AMERICAN • USA • USA. UNITED STATES • WEDDING • WIND