Exhibit notes: This shirt is made in ca.1850 in the northern plains

Museum record: NA.202.1184 | ca.1850 | shoulder to shoulder: 24 in, shirt length: 44 in, shirt length: 48 in | The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe | leather, wrapped quill design, beaded border, painted, horsehair, wool, horse tracks, quill is broken in areas, good, 1382 | l.312.2006.1500-view1.jpg | l.312.2006.1500-view2.jpg | shirt | shirt | pigment | Beads | tanned hide | horsehair | quills | wool | Northern Plains

Exhibit notes: This cap was made in 1984 in the Sioux,northern plains

Museum record: NA.202.394 | 1984 | H: 4.5 in, L: 10.75 in, width: 7.5 in | Dress and Adornment: Daily And/or Festive Adornment. Woven plastic, adjustable, billed. Blue with beaded bill and front. Blue, white, orange, red and yellow geometric star and cross design beadwork on light blue ground. Arrow design trim in same colors at the top. Black cloth brow band, mfg. tag - Funkap, large, made in U.S.A. | The Anguish of Snails: Volume 2, Folklore in the West; by Barre Toelken; Utah State University Press, Logan Utah; 2003; page 59 | NA.202.394.JPG | star | geometric | cross | cap | plastic | Beads | seed | billed | nylon | Sioux | Northern Plains

Exhibit notes: Pipe Tomahawk/ when it was made is unknown but it is from plains,Sauk and fox

Museum record: NA.504.97 | overall length: 16.375 in | Adolf Spohr Collection, Gift of Larry Sheerin | Ritual and Recreation: Smoking and Narcotics. Burnt wooden handle/stem with inside scalloped edge and checked stamped design with circular and diamond shaped inset. Steel head with conventional blade with engraved floral design and circular pipe bowl. Tin cone and red horse hair danglers at bottom of handle/stem. Could also be used for fighting. | na.504.97.jpg | floral | circular | checked stamped design | Diamond | pipe tomahawk | edge | tin | wood | handle | horse | circular | head | scalloped | insets | cones | pipe bowl | Red | burnt | conventional blade | steel | hair | Plains | Sauk and Fox

Exhibit notes: This knife sheaf was made in ca.1850 in the northern plains,Arapaho,Cheyenne

Museum record: NA.102.231 | ca. 1890 | knife length: 10.5 in, penknife width: 1 in, diameter of handle: 3.125 in | The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe | Steel knife blade is marked "Joseph/ Allen & Sons/Sheffield/England" and "NON-XLL." Handle is knobby deer antler. Sheath is rawhide covered in tanned hide in two sections, sinew sewn on side seams. Front is covered in glass beads - majority white upper portion with two wavy green bands vertically down center outlines in med. red, three (3) small red square crosses with metal bead or green bead at center set vertically between the bars. Upper and lower sections of sheath separated by row of metal cones thread sewn. Lower portion is white majority in two bands echoing shape of sheath, four mountain shapes in dark blue with med. red and light blue interior squares. Two sets of double stacked red square crosses with yellow bead center placed between mountains. Center filled with dark blue in pointed shaped with white angled white strips. | na.102.231.jpg | knife | sheath | steel | metal cones | glass beads | deer antler | tanned hide | sinew | rawhide | cotton thread | Northern Plains | Arapaho | Cheyenne

Exhibit notes: This war bonnet was made in ca.1905 in the northern plains

Museum record: NA.205.63 | ca. 1905 | L: 29 in, H: 21.5 in | Irving H. "Larry" Larom Collection | Dress and Adornment - Status Symbols and Insignia of Office. War bonnet - yellow felt hat; eagle feathers, white plumes and yellow cloth at bases, green dyed horse hair at tips; beaded brow band with triangle pattern in yellow, green and dark blue on light blue ground; two strips of red cloth and one ermine skin on each side. | NA.205.63.JPG | NA.205.63.JPG | NA.205.63.JPG | triangle | War bonnet | White | eagle | felt | cloth | plumes | Beads | feathers | ermine | yellow | horsehair | green dyed | Red | Northern Plains

Exhibit notes: This feather bonnet and trailer was made in 1930-1949 in the northern plains

Museum record: NA.203.1433 | 1930-1949 | bonnet height: 18 in, circumference: 23 in | The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe | Golden eagle feather bonnet with trailer. Bonnet made from black felt cap; feathers attached with rawhide loops; red/orange wool, silk and cotton cloth wraps. Copper colored horsehair tufts at feather tips. Beaded brow band, light blue ground with red/white and yellow/blue tipi designs, green edging. Red, yellow, white ribbons at temples. 63” trailer with tail feathers attached to red cotton cloth trailer, yellow trim edge and backing; machine stitched. Trailer attaches to bonnet with hide ties. Eagle feather fluffs attached to sides of trailer with hide ties. Copper, white horse hair tufts at tail feather tips. | NA.203.1433.v1.jpg | NA.203.1433.v2.JPG | NA.203.1433.jpg | feather bonnet and trailer | silk ribbon | golden eagle feathers | satin ribbon | glass beads | ribbon | golden eagle feather fluffs | felt skull cap | cotton cloth | wool cloth | tanned hide | Beads | Northern Plains