Man's Coat
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Faw Faw, a religious movement named after its founder William Faw Faw (Waw-no-she), an Otoe-Missouria prophet, advocated a return to traditional Native ways. Images from Faw Faw’s visionary experience inspired the beaded and interconnected horses, human figures, buffalo skulls, and cedar trees depicted on this coat. The human hands and horned panthers are associated with ancient mythic traditions of the Western Great Lakes and Eastern Plains, while the flags may symbolize patriotism and power.
Artwork Details
- Title: Man's Coat
- Date: ca. 1895
- Geography: United States, Oklahoma
- Culture: Otoe-Missouria
- Medium: Wool cloth, glass beads, silk ribbon, metal sequins, brass buttons
- Dimensions: 35 × 54 1/2 in. (88.9 × 138.4 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Costumes
- Credit Line: Collection of William Lewis Knight
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing