North Dakota Arts Council | D Joyce Kitson
North Dakota Arts Council | D Joyce Kitson
Hunkpapa/Hidatsa hide tanning master D Joyce Kitson & Sioux apprentice Leslie White Dress received a FY23 Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program grant to teach/learn traditional Siouan buffalo hide tanning. Uses include: throws, robes, rugs, coats, and Winter Count—a series of pictographs drawn on buffalo hide, cloth, or paper that was used to help remember community history.
With a NEW YEAR beginning, NDCA will soon be accepting new apprenticeship applications. If you are interested in learning more, visit https://www.arts.nd.gov/ or email Troyd Geist: tgeist@nd.gov.
Pictures courtesy of D. Joyce Kitson and PBS website.
Original source can be found here.
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