Wimahed iyaya (When the sun went in) earrings, Aiyana Jack

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Aiyana Jack, Wimahed iyaya (When the sun went in) earrings
Aiyana Jack, Wimahed iyaya (When the sun went in) earrings
Aiyana Jack
Wimahed iyaya (When the sun went in) earrings
2024
Aiyana Jack
Cultural affiliations: Ihanktonwan/Yankton Sioux, Hunkpapa/Standing Rock Sioux (Enrolled Yankton Sioux Tribe)
born 1995
Wimahed iyaya (When the sun went in) earrings, 2024
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: porcupine quills; cotton; metal; abalone shell; dyeing
Credit line: Museum purchase: Helen Foresman Spencer Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2024.0110.a,b
Not on display
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Native Fashion
Self-taught quillwork artist Aiyana Jack uses traditional and non-traditional motifs. She grew up on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, attended Haskell Indian Nations University, and currently resides in Chicago, where she creates quillwork for her business Forever Flowering Designs.

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