Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Get the Full Story

Tags: Great Plains

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Buffalo sinew strip tied in two knots Unidentified Native American; Pawnee 87.1 sinew
Wool dance trailer with beaded designs and satin edging Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle Native American; Otoe-Missouria, Osage 84.829c wool, rayon, glass
Front and back beaded wool breechcloth aprons Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle Native American; Otoe-Missouria, Osage 84.829d-e wool, rayon, glass
Metal dance bells on leather straps Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle Native American; Otoe-Missouria, Osage 84.829f-g hide, metal
Quilled and beaded buffalo hide moccasins with geometric designs Native American; Plains 84.365a-b leather, glass, quills, dyes, cotton string
Small beaded bag with stiff fringe Native American; Plains 84.673 leather, glass
Large wooden hoop with leather netting used in the Hoop Game Native American; Plains 84.1087 wood, leather
Parfleche envelope with yellow, green, red, and blue dyes Native American; Nez Perce 89.103 rawhide, pigment
Red ochre in a leather bag Native American; Plains 89.28 leather, pigment
Yellow ochre in a leather bag Native American; Plains 89.27 leather, pigment
Stick with metal Native American; Plains 73.270 wood, metal
Men's quilled leather moccasins with split tongue and metal cone tassels Native American; Oglala Sioux 84.378a-b leather, quills, metal, feathers, cotton cloth, cotton string, hide
Woman's horse crupper decorated with leather, beads, and spoons Native American; Crow 84.836 leather, glass, metal
A knife sheath painted inside and out and a metal knife with a wooden handle Native American; Plains 84.784a-b leather, pigment, wood, metal
A leather knife sheath decorated with brass buttons Native American; Crow, possibly Blackfeet 84.781a-c leather, metal, wood, brass
Quirt decorated with brass tacks and four separate silver ornaments, rawhide lask, and piece of cloth tied to handle Native American; Plains 84.767 wood, brass, silver, rawhide
A beaded knife sheath and metal knife with a wood handle Native American; Plains 84.776a-b leather, glass, sinew, wood, metal
Cloth lined toy cradleboard with wooden frame Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 84.935 leather, hide, wood, glass, metal
Bead necklace with leather and teeth Native American; Plains 84.152 leather, wood beads, animal teeth
Beaded leather leggings with various geometric designs Unidentified Native American; Cheyenne, Southern 84.475a-b hide, glass