Three species of fern, including a maidenhair fern (Adiantum species) and a clubmoss. Colour nature print by F. Branson, 1850.

Man's outfit; Plains Cree; 1840-1850Hide, porcupine quills, beaver toes, sinew, pigments; l. of shirt at front, 105 cm; l. of inside leggings, 115 cm.‖RMV 524-2 and 3; purchased fr...

Engesle textThis powder bag; 1860-1870Hide, wool, glass, cow horn, wood; bag: h. 20.5 cm., w. 18 cm.\nRMV 710-7; Herman Ten Kate collection; purchased from Niagara Falls trader, 18...

710-12Kiowa or Kiowa-Apache woman's moccasins (johi, Merrill et.al. 1997:63); deerhide, glass; l. 24 cm., w. 9.5 cm., h. 6.5 cm; ca. 1880.‖Typical for the Southern Plains style of ...

710-25Southern Cheyenne moccasins; hide, glass; l. 26 cm., w. 10 cm, h. 8.5 cm.; ca. 1880.\nAlthough late 19th century Cheyenne moccasins differ little from other Central Plains fo...

CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES: production and decoration The wealth of the Plains consisted of the immense bison herds. The bison didn't just provide food. The hide of this animal was u...

The origin of the Arapahoes is in the western Great Lakes region, but they moved westward to the Plains. Increasingly, they owned horses and evolved into nomadic buffalo hunters. T...

CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES: production and decoration The wealth of the Plains consisted of the immense bison herds. The bison didn't just provide food. The hide of this animal was u...

CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES: production and decoration The wealth of the Plains consisted of the immense bison herds. The bison didn't just provide food. The hide of this animal was u...