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Classification VII: Diverse Art Forms

Sponsored By: Eric & Barbara Dobkin, Dobkin Family Foundation, New York, NY
Awarded to: Jamie Okuma, Luiseno, ShoshoneBannock
Division A: Leather, Beadwork, Quillwork, Attire, Accessories & Objects
Sponsored By: Eric & Barbara Dobkin, Dobkin Family Foundation, New York, NY
Awarded to: Betty David, Spokane

Category 3401 - Articles of Attire (Larger Pieces of Clothing)
Sponsored By: Austin Box, Security, CO
First: Gerald One Feather, Oglala Sioux
Second: Tim Audiss, Rosebud Sioux
Third: Austin Box, Southern Ute

Category 3402 - Accessories, (Pouches, Purses and Bags)
Sponsored By: Diane B. Jergins, Santa Fe, NM
First: Juanita GrowingThunder Fogarty, Sioux, Assiniboine
Second: Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty, Sioux, Assiniboine
Third: Jerry Ingram, Choctaw, Cherokee

Category 3403 - Other Accessories (Belts, Headdresses, Headbands, Jewelry, Etc.)
Sponsored By: Kent McManis, Grey Dog Trading Co., Tucson, AZ
First: Black Eagle, Shoshone, Yokut
Second: Rainell White Shirt, Crow
Third: Teri Greeves, Kiowa

Category 3404 - Moccasins Undecorated and Decorated
Sponsored By: Ruth Ellen Saarinen, San Anselmo, CA
First: Teri Greeves, Kiowa
Second: Teri Greeves, Kiowa

Category 3405 - Coordinated Set, From Any of the Above Categories
Sponsored By:
Not Awarded

Category 3406 - Non-traditional Beadwork and Quillwork, Any Form
Sponsored By: Terry & George McLendon, Princeton, NJ
Third: Jackie Parsons, Blackfeet

Category 3407 - Beaded and Quillwork Plains Style dolls
Sponsored By: Helen L. Robertson, Wellsley, MA
First: April Fox, Chippewa Cree
Second: Ina McNeil, Oglala Lakota

Category 3408 - Beaded Southwestern Style Dolls and Objects
Sponsored By: Elisa G. Phelps, San Antonio, TX
First: Margia Simplicio, Zuni Pueblo
Second: Margia Simplicio, Zuni Pueblo
Third: Margia Simplicio, Zuni Pueblo

Category 3409 - Miscellaneous Traditional Large Functional Items
Sponsored By: Sharon Lyon, Santa Fe, NM
First: Jerry Ingram, Choctaw, Cherokee
Second: Jackie Bread, Blackfeet
Third: Vanessa Jennings, Pima, Kiowa

Category 3410 - Miscellaneous Traditional Small Functional Items
Sponsored By: Nico StrangeOwl, Eagle Plume's, Allenspark, CO
First: Patrick Scott, Navajo
Second: Steve Darden, Navajo
Division B: Stone, Wood & Bone
Sponsored By: Drs. Jane and Randy Winston, Surprise, AZ
Awarded to: Argus Dowdy, Choctaw

Category 3501 - Pipes
Sponsored By: Elisa G. Phelps, San Antonio, TX
First: Argus Dowdy, Choctaw

Category 3502 - Drums, with or without Stands
Sponsored By: Lola Moonfrog, Santa Fe, NM
First: Benjamin Della, Makah

Category 3503 - Other Musical Instruments
Sponsored By: JaneAnn & Jasper Welch, Santa Fe, NM
First: Frank Poolheco, Sr., Hopi
Second: Frank Poolheco, Sr., Hopi
Third: Terrill Goseyun, San Carlos Apache

Category 3504 - Fetishes up to 6" (If Over 6", Enter in Sculpture Classification)
Sponsored By: Joan Sickler and Mike Rosow, Purple Sage, Santa Fe, NM
Second: Ron Laahty, Zuni Pueblo
Third: Ron Laahty, Zuni Pueblo

Category 3505 - Carved Wooden Figures (Other than Wooden Pueblo Carvings or Sculpture)
Sponsored By: Anne Webb, St. Louis, MO
First: Benjamin Della, Makah

Category 3506 - Miscellaneous (Boxes, Inlaid Crosses, Bows & Arrows, Bull Roarers, Clubs, Tablitas)
Sponsored By: Lola Moonfrog, Santa Fe, NM
First: Jerry Laktonen, Larsen Bay
Second: Benjamin Della, Makah
Third: Kevin Pourier, Oglala Lakota


Division C: Miscellaneous-All Media
Sponsored By: Austin Box, Security, CO
Awarded to: Jamie Okuma, Luiseno, ShoshoneBannock

Category 3601 - Miscellaneous, Traditional (No Beadwork or Attire)
Sponsored By: Lola Moonfrog, Santa Fe, NM
First: Aloysius Chandler Good Strike, Gros Ventre, Arapaho
Second: Debra Box, Southern Ute
Third: Debra Box, Southern Ute

Category 3602 - Miscellaneous, Non-traditional (No Beadwork or Attire)
Sponsored By: Lola Moonfrog, Santa Fe, NM
First: David Worcester II, Chickasaw
Second: Fannie Loretto, Jemez Pueblo
Third: Daniel Weahkee, Navajo

Category 3603 - Miniatures (Items Under 3, Excluding Fetishes)
Sponsored By: Dr. Sherri Abend-Fels, Los Angeles, CA
First: David Worcester II, Chickasaw

Category 3604 - Transitional Cultural Objects
Sponsored By: David & Ann Thornburg, Thornburg Enterprises LLLP, Santa Fe, NM
First: Jamie Okuma, Luiseno, ShoshoneBannock
Second: Marcus Amerman, Choctaw
Third: Juanita GrowingThunder Fogarty, Sioux, Assiniboine
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