October 2019 THE INDIAN TRADER
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Blackfeet Artist Takes Top Prize at the 98th Santa Fe Indian Market By Tom Surface
Jackie Bread Wins “Best of Show” for Her Beadwork & Quillwork
Jackie Bread (Blackfeet), 2019 Santa Fe Indian Market Best of Show Winner. (Courtesy SWAIA)
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Jackie Bread (Blackfeet Tribe), for the second time in her career, walked away with the prestigious “Best of Show” award at the 2019 Santa Fe Indian Market. Her creation entitled: “Amskapipikuni Culture Keeper,” is an intricately beaded 22” x 19.5” portrait of a woman on cotton cloth, made with beads and freshwater pearls. Her winning entry also fetched her the $10,000 prize underwritten by The Dobkin Family Foundation. According to Ms. Bread, it is a portrait of Cecile Shildt, who was her family’s heart and soul keeper of the resilient Blackfeet culture and wisdom. “When I heard that the theme for this year’s Indian Market was the strength of Indian Women, I was so happy. My piece is of my great, great aunt. She was a strong woman, and a very, very kind one. It made me extra proud to present this work,” Ms. Bread explained. The portrait she created was a very tedious undertaking. It is made up of thousands of tiny glass beads about the size of pinheads. “I worked on it all summer. I didn’t work on anything else,” Ms. Bread admitted. This is her second “Best of Show” win. Ms. Bread also took top honors at the 2013 Santa Fe Indian Market. Since 1922, the annual event is held during the third weekend of August. This year, more than 1,100 Native artists representing some 200 tribes from across the U.S. and Canada gathered in Santa Fe to sell their artwork and unique creations. The 2019 Indian Market attracted somewhere around 150,000 visitors to Santa Fe from all over the world and the week-
