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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Indian Legends from Pennsylvania W. Richard West Native American; Southern Cheyenne 01.2269 oil on canvas, possibly acrylic
Indian Legends from Kansas W. Richard West Native American; Southern Cheyenne 01.2291 oil on canvas, possibly acrylic
Harvest Celebration of the First Fruits Joan Hill Native American; Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek) 01.2548 acrylic on canvas
Gourd rattle with beaded handle Unidentified Native American; Osage and Ponca 84.878 wood, glass
At the Dance Jerome Tiger Native American; Muscogee (Creek), Seminole 02.1956 tempera on matboard
Turtle shell shakers with leather straps Unidentified Native American; possibly Cherokee 93.42a-b leather, shell
Terrapin shell shakers strung on old style lace up boot uppers Unidentified Native American; Cherokee 93.43a-b terrapin, hide
Hide rattle with shells and glass beads Unidentified Native American 90.812 hide, shell, glass
Turtle shell dance shakers with leather straps Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2886a-b turtle shell, leather, brass, stone
Necklace with mescal beans, bear claws, and turtle vertebra Wolf Robe Hunt, Solomon McCombs Native American; Pueblo, Acoma 84.2285 claw (bear), bean (mescal), glass, hide, turtle
Sioux Parfleche & Other Artifacts Emil William Lenders American 18.23.7 watercolor and pencil on paper
Dakota Beading Designs Emil William Lenders American 18.25.2 watercolor and pencil on paper
Jade turtle effigy Mesoamerican 55.220 jade
Panamanian ceramic jar from Veraguas Central American; Panamanian, Gran Coclé 54.3453 clay
Turtle bone and bead necklace Native American; Oglala-Sioux 84.146 bone, glass
Men’s beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs and fully beaded soles Unidentified Native American; Plains 84.392a-b leather, glass, cotton
Ceramic animal effigy incense burner Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.4030 clay
Bone turtle leg necklace with glass beads Unidentified Native American; possibly Osage 84.119 glass, bone (turtle), cotton
Stomp Dance Jerome Tiger, Lois Walpole James Native American; Muscogee (Creek), Seminole 02.1710 graphite and tempera on mat board
Ha-tchoo-tuck-nee, the Snapping Turtle (Peter Pitchlynn) George Catlin American 02.1573 watercolor on paper