Featured in this lot is a North Dakota Mandan Hidatsda Indian "Satin Star Quilt", circa mid-to-late 1900's. This rug shows iconic Satin Star design with a Star of Bethlehem in the center, featuring colors of blue, light blue, and sky blue with a contemporary pattern of monkeys on clouds. The pattern of the star quilt is inspired by the Morning Star. Historically, star patterns were created with plant dyes and adorned buffalo hides and tipis. When missionaries arrived in the mid-to-late 1800's, they introduced textiles and sewing to Native American women and the star quilt was born. Mandan, self-named Numakiki, are North American Plains Indians who traditionally lived in semi-permanent villages along the Missouri River, in what is now North Dakota. They spoke a Siouan language and their oral traditions suggest that they once lived in eastern North America. The condition of this quilt is good, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this quilt are 48" x 57 1/2". Provenance: Collected at a powwow in New Town, ND, home of the three affiliated tribes, Hadassah, Arizona, and Mandan, 2017.