Vestiges of a Proud Nation

VESTIGES OF A PROUD NATION : The Ogden B. Read Northern Plains Indian Collection : This catalogue is the first major scholarly publication devoted to an aspect of the Museum's permanent collections. It is particularly oldest collection in the Museum's holdings and was the first oldest collection in the Museum's holdings and was the first important gift to the Museum under its first director." "The collection is also significant as a historical document of Sioux Indian art and culture. Its unique historical value stems from the fact that its collector had an intrinsic interest in documenting the material culture of the Sioux. The artifacts he collected were items of traditional workmanship fashioned by Native Americans who still pursued the way of the life of their ancestors. "