Martingale
- Culture
- Apsáalooke (Crow) artist
- Date
- c.1900
- made in
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools & equipment
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 37 × 16 in. (94 × 40.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- The Donald Danforth Jr. Collection, Gift of Mrs. Donald Danforth Jr.
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 80:2010
NOTES
Martingales, like the one seen here, hang from a horse's neck and cover its chest. Among the Native Americans living on the Plains, horses were a source of both honor and currency. The best horses were decorated for special occasions including parades and celebrations, a practice that continues today among the Apsáalooke (Crow) in south-central Montana.
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