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Ernest Emmett Thompson

68 Items
Image Creator Culture Medium Dimensions
Beaded wrist cuffs with geometric design in red, white, blue and brown Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw hide, glass, metal, cotton Overall: 39 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (100.3 × 8.9 cm)
Black velvet pillow with beaded floral designs and buckskin backing Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw velvet, glass, hide, cotton Overall: 4 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 14 in. (11.4 × 49.5 × 35.6 cm)
Wool leggings decorated with beaded blanket strip with mescal beans on hide strips and tan serrated wool along bottom edge Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Cheyenne wool, glass, semi-tanned hide, cotton thread, beans (mescal) Leggings: 30 1/4 × 13 in. (76.8 × 33 cm)
Woman's beaded drawstring pouch with geometric designs Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist and user) hide, glass Overall: 3/4 × 9 × 4 3/4 in. (1.9 × 22.9 × 12.1 cm)
Wrist cuffs with beaded design and fringe Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Unidentified Native American; possibly Otoe-Missouria (artist and user) hide, glass, cotton Overall: 11 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (28.6 × 14.6 cm)
Beaded leggings with green dyed fringe Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Unidentified Native American; Kaw dye, hide, glass Leggings: 19 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (48.9 × 21.6 cm)
Otter fur dance tail with beaded medallions backed on feathers Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw fur (otter), cloth, hide, glass, feathers Overall: 56 × 3 in. (142.2 × 7.6 cm)
Wool breechcloth with glass beads Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw wool, glass, cotton Breechcloth: 24 1/2 × 12 in. (62.2 × 30.5 cm)
Carved wooden flute decorated with rhinestones and dyed yellow leather and beaded fringe Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw cedar, leather, glass, ochre, rhinestones, plastic 2 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 22 5/8 in. (5.5 x 3.8 x 57.5 cm)
Beaded vest with floral and geometric designs on velvet front piece and cotton lining Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; possibly Otoe-Missouria or Ponca (artist and user) velvet, cotton, silk, glass, plastic Vest: 19 × 18 × 5 × 5 × 15 1/2 in. (48.3 × 45.7 × 12.7 × 12.7 × 39.4 cm)
Dark blue stroud cloth man's leggings trimmed along the bottom and sides with satin ribbon Unidentified, Charles L. Haskell, Dudley Haskell, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Osage wool, silk Leggings: 30 1/4 × 11 in. (76.8 × 27.9 cm)
Navy blue cotton vest with beaded floral and thunderbird designs Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; possibly Otoe-Missouria (artist and user) cotton, glass, silk ribbon, plastic Vest: 19 × 18 in. (48.3 × 45.7 cm)
Leather pipe bad with quillwork, glass beads, fringe, metal jingle, and red feathers Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; possibly Kaw leather, glass, quill, metal, feathers Overall: 22 × 7 1/2 in. (55.9 × 19.1 cm)
Dark blue man's leggings made from stroud cloth Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Osage wool, silk Leggings: 30 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (76.8 × 31.1 cm)
Brass tie slide with crescent holding a six point star with swastika Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; possibly Kiowa (artist and user) brass, German silver Overall: 3 × 3 in. (7.7 × 7.6 cm)
Silver peyote crescent pendant Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; possibly Plains silver Overall: 3 × 3 1/4 in. (7.7 × 8.3 cm)
Carved crane head whistle Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw (artist and user) wood, hide, feather, sinew, cotton Overall: 24 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (62.2 × 3.8 cm)
Peyote bird fan with beaded handle Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; possibly Kiowa feather, hide, glass, wood, paint Overall: 21 × 4 1/4 in. (53.3 × 10.8 cm)
Wooden beaded dance stick with painted handle and leather thong with pink feather Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American wood, glass, hide, fur, cotton, lacquer, feather Overall: 27 × 1 1/4 in. (68.6 × 3.2 cm)
Wooden drumstick with leather head and carved handle Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather Overall: 22 × 1 in. (55.9 × 2.5 cm)
Wooden drumsticks with leather heads Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather, cotton, sisal, metal Overall (Drumstick 84.3040a): 18 1/4 × 1 in. (46.4 × 2.5 cm) Overall (Drumstick 84.3040b): 20 × 1 in. (50.8 × 2.5 cm) Overall (Drumstick 84.3040c): 20 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (52.1 × 3.2 cm) Overall (Drumstick 84.3040d): 21 × 1 in. (53.3 × 2.5 cm) Overall (Drumstick 84.3040e): 21 1/2 × 1 in. (54.6 × 2.5 cm) Overall (Drumstick 84.3040f): 22 × 1 1/2 in. (55.9 × 3.8 cm)
Wooden drumstick with leather head Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather, cotton, sisal, metal Overall: 18 1/4 × 1 in. (46.4 × 2.5 cm)
Wooden drumstick with leather head Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather, cotton, sisal, metal Overall: 20 × 1 in. (50.8 × 2.5 cm)
Wooden drumstick with leather head Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather, cotton, sisal, metal Overall: 20 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (52.1 × 3.2 cm)
Wooden drumstick with leather head Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather, cotton, sisal, metal Overall: 21 × 1 in. (53.3 × 2.5 cm)
Wooden drumstick with leather head Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather, cotton, sisal, metal Overall: 21 1/2 × 1 in. (54.6 × 2.5 cm)
Wooden drumstick with leather head Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw wood, leather, cotton, sisal, metal Overall: 22 × 1 1/2 in. (55.9 × 3.8 cm)
Silver bolo tie or scarf slide Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Unidentified Native American; Southern Plains German silver Overall: 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (1.3 × 6.4 × 5.7 cm)
Metal arm bands with scalopped and buckle detail with long pink ribbons Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw silver, cotton Armband: 13 × 1 1/2 in. (33 × 3.8 cm)
Metal dance bells on leather straps Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw hide, metal Overall: 22 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (56.5 × 4.4 cm)
Metal dance bells on leather straps Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw hide, metal Overall: 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (100.3 × 3.8 cm)
Mescal bean necklace interspersed with glass and white beads, strung on fine wire Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw bean (mescal), metal, glass Overall: 16 × 1/2 in. (40.6 × 1.3 cm)
Loom beaded headband stitched to two different ties Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Cherokee leather, glass, horsehair Overall: 28 1/4 × 3/4 in. (71.8 × 1.9 cm)
Feather peyote fan with beaded handle Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw feather, leather, glass Overall: 30 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (77.5 × 9.5 cm)
Orange scarf with floral pattern Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw silk, thread Overall: 52 × 22 1/2 in. (132.1 × 57.2 cm)
Yellow satin scarf Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American satin, thread Overall: 50 × 15 in. (127 × 38.1 cm)
Navy blue dance trailer with red silk ribbon trim Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw (Kansa) cloth, silk Overall: 47 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (121.3 × 26.7 cm)
German silver arm bands with stamped diamond designs Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Unidentified Native American; possibly Osage German silver, semi-tanned hide Overall (each armband): 3 1/2 × 3/4 in. (8.9 × 1.9 cm)
Metal scarf slide with large metal eagle mounted to ring Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw (artist and user) German silver eagle soldered to white metal finger ring Overall: 3/4 × 2 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm)
Man's yellow satin ribbon shirt Ernest Emmett Thompson, Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw satin, silk Shirt: 31 × 24 in. (78.7 × 61 cm)
Wool leggings with silk ribbonwork Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Osage wool, silk Leggings: 32 × 14 in. (81.3 × 35.6 cm)
Wool leggings with silk ribbonwork Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Osage wool, silk Leggings: 34 3/4 × 14 in. (88.3 × 35.6 cm)
Wool breechcloth with red and yellow silk ribbonwork Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Central Plains wool, silk, cotton Breechcloth: 55 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (141 × 36.8 cm)
White beaded sash with floral pattern in beads colored in red, green, brown, blue, and black Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw cotton, glass Sash: 76 × 4 × 22 in. (193 × 10.2 × 55.9 cm)
Dark navy wool blanket with ribbonwork design and colorful beadwork Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw wool, hide, glass Overall: 55 3/4 × 48 in. (141.6 × 121.9 cm)
Black vest with beadwork, ribbon, and fringe Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Kaw wool, satin, glass, hide, plastic Vest: 12 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 15 in. (31.8 × 24.1 × 4.4 × 13.3 × 38.1 cm)
Woman’s beaded leather high top moccasins Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Southern Plains hide, glass Overall: 31 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (80 × 27.3 × 8.9 cm)
Wool breechcloth with beadwork and ribbonwork Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; possibly Kaw wool, glass, satin Breechcloth: 54 × 14 in. (137.2 × 35.6 cm)
White hide dress decorated at the neck with loom beaded strips Unidentified, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw hide (buck), glass, thread, cotton, rhinestones, copper Dress: 19 × 3 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 52 × 23 × 30 1/2 × 37 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (48.3 × 8.9 × 26.7 × 132.1 × 58.4 × 77.5 × 95.3 × 16.5 cm)
White doeskin woman's dress with fringe at the hem and sleeve. Unidentified, Ernest Emmett Thompson, Mary and Lawrence Bryan Native American; Central Plains hide (deer), glass, mescal Dress: 51 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 7 × 3 × 15 × 36 3/4 in. (130.8 × 85.1 × 17.8 × 7.6 × 38.1 × 93.3 cm) Overall (Beadwork Width): 1 in. (2.5 cm) Overall (Shoulder Beadwork): 3 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (9.5 × 4.4 cm)