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Noapeh, Assiniboine Man
Karl Bodmer Swiss
Not on view
Bodmer’s depictions of Assiniboine peoples along the Missouri serve as primary studies of historical beadwork and quillwork practices. This portrait of Noapeh, with his buffalo robe draped over his shoulder, tells us he was a respected warrior. His shirt is adorned with pony-trader-blue beaded strips down the arms and a pop of red trade wool around the collar, signifying that he possessed the wealth and status to obtain these items. A quilled rosette sits in the center of his shirt, possibly to emulate the thunder or another power entity, a common practice in warrior regalia. His headdress is customary Assiniboine attire, complete with a split horn adorned with yellow horsehair tips, feathers, and wrapped quillwork extending down the sides.
—Jessa Rae Growing Thunder
(Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux [Sisituwan/Wahpetuwan/Hohe])
Traditional artist, beadwork/quillwork art historian
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