Southern Landscape with Shepherds and Sheep; verso: Study of a Sheep's Head (?)

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

"(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...