Otago 43 Olówè of Isè (c. 1870– 1938), Chief's Throne. Yoruba, Nigeria. C. 1930. Wood, pigment. H: 56.3 in. Detroit Institute of Arts. Above center: Headdress. Eastern Plains, Lower Mississippi. C. 1780. Musée du Quai Branly, inv. 71.1934.33.32D, collection of the Bibliothèque Municipale de Versailles. Photo: Patrick Gries, Bruno Descoings, © Musée du Quai Branly. Above: Feather ornament. C. 1973. © Weltmuseum, Vienna. Below: Shield. Arikara, North Dakota. C. 1850. Acquired thanks to the Donald D. Jones Fund for American Indian Art. © The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. design given the many different materials they are made of, the chronological distances between cultural their makers, and, especially, the and political changes that occurred over the last three centuries among the peoples of the region as a result of contact with Anglo- Americans and Europeans. The continuity of their art is a testament to the strength of Plains culture, the characteristics of which are examined in a seven-part approach—daily life, spirituality, the roles of men and women in society, the impact of contact with Anglo-Americans, aesthetic expression, the interplay of tradition and innovation, and relationship to nature. Each subject will be given its own space in the exhibition’s presentation, which also follows a chronological development and includes explanations of transformative events such as the introduction of the horse by the Spanish at the end of the seventeenth century, the introduction of firearms, and the establishment of the reservations, to name but a few. Lastly, the exhibition would not be a true and complete homage to the arts and cultures of the peoples it is devoted examples to if it did not include of the photographic images that had such an impact on the collective imagination. A video gallery halfway through the exhibition will present a twenty-minute program created by film critic Michel Ciment, which include will run in a loop. It will all manner of stereotypes about the Native peoples of the Great Plains that the Hollywood film industry disseminated has invented and over the years.
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