Bridle
Dublin Core
Title
Bridle
Subject
Native American History
Description
Bridle appears to be hand crafted. The bridle is red and white, composed primarily of hide, quills and metal. Red feathers and porcupine quills accents the bridle.
Label reads: "This quillwork bridle was presented to Redbird, a Cheyenne, at the 1904 Green Corn Dance in Blaine County, Oklahoma. The bridle is decorated with porcupine quills that were dyed and bent while wet. Redbird became chief of the Cheyenne at this festival. A Sioux gave him this bridle in commemoration. The Green Corn Dance was held when the fall corn ripened and marked the beginning of the Cheyenne year.
Label reads: "This quillwork bridle was presented to Redbird, a Cheyenne, at the 1904 Green Corn Dance in Blaine County, Oklahoma. The bridle is decorated with porcupine quills that were dyed and bent while wet. Redbird became chief of the Cheyenne at this festival. A Sioux gave him this bridle in commemoration. The Green Corn Dance was held when the fall corn ripened and marked the beginning of the Cheyenne year.
Creator
Sioux
Source
Eva Conklin
Publisher
University of Central Oklahoma Laboratory of History Museum
Date
1904
Format
106 inches long
Identifier
1915.012.001
Files
Citation
Sioux, “Bridle,” UCO Laboratory of History Museum, accessed April 29, 2024, https://ucomuseum.omeka.net/items/show/5.