Metamorphic Images, Eagle with Figures

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...

"(Western?) Apache moccasin; k(h)é (TK); buckskin, rawhide, sinew; h. 84 cm., l. (of sole) 28 cm., w. (of sole) 18 cm.; ca. 1880.‖ This is the most basic version of the classic thi...

"(Western?) Apache moccasins for a doll; buckskin, sinew, glass beads; l. (of sole) 5 cm., h. 9 cm., w. 2.5 cm.; ca. 1880.\These beaded miniature high-top moccasins with toe tabs a...

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...

"(Western?) Apache moccasins; k(h)é (TK); buckskin, rawhide, sinew, glass beads; h. 13 cm., l. (of sole) 26.5 cm., w. (of sole) 9.5 cm; ca. 1880.In pre-reservation times, Western A...

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...

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...

Character: description on folk. 5b, 6b, miniature on folk. 6a, 172 x 284 mm. A fourth shield. 1. and 4. in gold is a flying black eagle (1) holding a sword (2) in the right joint, ...