"Joseph," Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekht, Chief of the "Nez Percé" Indians

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...

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...

2294-8 Beaded belt (ípzàtsis, Uhlenbeck and Van Gulik 1930:26); harness leather, glass beads, brass tacks; l. 85 cm., w. 4 cm.; ca. 1910.‖ This woman's belt was obtained by Mrs. Uh...

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...

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...