Plains Indians Speaking In Sign Language, Winold Reiss Art Print
Entry/Object ID
AM1977.1.358
Scope and Content
Plains Indians Speaking In Sign Language, Winold Reiss Art Print. Two men seated facing one another, using hand gestures. One is in full ceremonial costume. He is wearing a full headdress in which the feathers stick up above his head. He has on a beaded, fringed buckskin and necklace with bear claws. He other man is bare chested and wearing leggings with a belt. His hair is long and unbraided.
This 1939 poster-type print is by Great Northern Railway, St. Paul, MN.
Lexicon
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Art
Search Terms
Indian Sign Language, Blackfeet, Native American, Reiss, Winold
