Marlene Riding In Mameah | |
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Skau-doo-dau-deh-wau-dah [1] | |
Born | Marlene Mary Riding In March 5, 1933
Payne County, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | July 10, 2018
Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 85)
Nationality | Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma |
Education | Bacone College |
Known for | Southern Plains German silverwork |
Spouse(s) | Charles Supernaw, Clayton Mameah |
Awards | Red Earth Festival 2007 Honored One |
Marlene Riding In Mameah (March 5, 1933 – July 10, 2018) was a Pawnee Native American silversmith and painter.
Born Marlene Mary Riding In [2] in Payne County, Oklahoma, Mameah was a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. [3]
Mameah attended Chilocco Indian School. [2] She then went to Bacone College, where she wished to study silver smithing. But the class was unavailable to women, and she was required to take painting classes instead; she later learned to work silver while working for a jeweler. [4] Her instructor was W. Richard West, Sr. ( Southern Cheyenne) [5]
In 1950, her painting Morning Star Ceremony, submitted under the name "M. Riding Inn", received a prize of $150 in the Indian Annual's Plains division. [6]
Mameah taught metalworking at Pawnee Nation College. She won numerous honors throughout her career, and in 2007 was named the Honored One of the Red Earth Festival. [4] Morning Star Ceremony is owned by the Philbrook Museum of Art. [2]
Marlene Riding In Mameah | |
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Skau-doo-dau-deh-wau-dah [1] | |
Born | Marlene Mary Riding In March 5, 1933
Payne County, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | July 10, 2018
Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 85)
Nationality | Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma |
Education | Bacone College |
Known for | Southern Plains German silverwork |
Spouse(s) | Charles Supernaw, Clayton Mameah |
Awards | Red Earth Festival 2007 Honored One |
Marlene Riding In Mameah (March 5, 1933 – July 10, 2018) was a Pawnee Native American silversmith and painter.
Born Marlene Mary Riding In [2] in Payne County, Oklahoma, Mameah was a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. [3]
Mameah attended Chilocco Indian School. [2] She then went to Bacone College, where she wished to study silver smithing. But the class was unavailable to women, and she was required to take painting classes instead; she later learned to work silver while working for a jeweler. [4] Her instructor was W. Richard West, Sr. ( Southern Cheyenne) [5]
In 1950, her painting Morning Star Ceremony, submitted under the name "M. Riding Inn", received a prize of $150 in the Indian Annual's Plains division. [6]
Mameah taught metalworking at Pawnee Nation College. She won numerous honors throughout her career, and in 2007 was named the Honored One of the Red Earth Festival. [4] Morning Star Ceremony is owned by the Philbrook Museum of Art. [2]