130 results for: Indigenous Peoples
Portrait of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) by Alma Zeltner, ca. 1930
Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. This portrait was painted several decades after her death, possibly from an Edward Curtis photograph as reference.
ID Number:1991.6
Date:Circa 1930
Portrait painting on board of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), ca. 1890s
This unsigned portrait of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) was allegedly painted from life when she was 106 years old, although Kikisoblu is thought to have lived to be around 86 years old.
ID Number:1993.85
Date:Circa 1890
Bow and two arrows, attributed to Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), late 1800s
Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. As the story goes, Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) asked her father, Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle), to trade this bow and arrow set at the Thedinga Hardware store…
ID Number:1994.16.1
Date:Circa 1890
Sea turtle costume shell from the World Trade Center (WTO) protests, 1999
More than 200 activists dressed as sea turtles to protest the 1999 World Trade Organization during their conference in Seattle. The protesters made and wore these costumes in response to the WTO’s decision that banning the use of a particular style of shrimp net was a barrier to free trade. The nets had been responsible for the drowning deaths of…
ID Number:1999.74.1
Date:1999
Home plate from Sick's Stadium in Seattle, ca. 1960s-1970s
Businessman Emil Sick bought the Seattle Indians baseball team in 1937. The appropriation of Indigenous names for professional sports teams has been popular since the 19th century and is one common example of discrimination and marginalization faced by Native peoples in the United States. Sick renamed the team the Seattle Rainiers and started work on a new steel and concrete…
ID Number:2001.22.32
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Painted portrait of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) by Alma Royer Lorraine, ca. 1904
Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. The artist Alma Royer Lorraine (1858-1952) was born in Ohio and moved to Seattle in 1893. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the…
ID Number:2001.55.1
Date:Circa 1904
Bust of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) by Alma Royer Lorraine, ca. 1909
Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. The artist Alma Royer Lorraine (1858-1952) was born in Ohio and moved to Seattle in 1893. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the…
ID Number:2001.55.2
Date:Circa 1909
Print by Marvin Oliver, "New Generation," 1997
This serigraph by Native American sculptor and printmaker Marvin Oliver (d. 2019) depicts a new generation of salmon hatching from eggs. Born to Quinault and Isleta-Pueblo parents, and raised in Washington and San Francisco, Marvin Oliver (date of birth unknown) was an Associate Professor of American Indian Studies and Art History at the University of Washington and Curator of Contemporary…
ID Number:2001.70.1
Date:1997
Seattle Golden Potlatch banner, ca. 1911-1940
Seattle's first Golden Potlatch was celebrated in 1911. Its organizers, a group of prominent businessmen, wanted to promote the city in hopes of continuing the boomtimes of the Gold Rush, and the attention drawn by the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. They expected the festival to rival New Orleans' Mardi Gras and Portland's Rose Festival. For a week, residents and visitors enjoyed…
ID Number:2003.9.50
Date:1911-1940
Duwamish carrying basket, attributed to Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), ca. 1885
This basket was possibly made by Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) to deliver clams and other materials to Seattle customers. Kikisoblu (ca. 1820-1896) was the daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). The 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott required all Duwamish people leave Seattle to live on reservations, but Kikisoblu remained in a cabin on the waterfront. She earned a living doing laundry…
ID Number:2003.62.1
Date:1884-1896