Country Seats of the United States of North American, with Some Scenes Connected with Them

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...

Pierrot content is one of a group of early works by Watteau in which the artist developed the theme of the fête galante that would be so highly appreciated during the 18th century....

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...

Breechcloth; probably Yanktonai; 1860-1870Wool, porcupine quills, sinew, metal, horsehair, pigments; 117.5 x 28.5 cm.\RMV 710-9; Herman F.C. ten Kate collection; purchased from tra...

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...