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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Carved wooden bow Unidentified Native American; Apache, possibly Chiricahua 73.284 wood
Buffalo sinew strip tied in two knots Unidentified Native American; Pawnee 87.1 sinew
Stone club with wooden handle wrapped in leather Unidentified Native American; possibly Apache 84.971 stone, wood, hide
Wooden bow with string attached Unidentified Native American; possibly Cherokee 73.283 wood, sinew
Large stone projectile point Unidentified, Dominic Daniels Native American; Osage 61.107.604a stone
Buffalo Hunt Acee Blue Eagle Native American; Muscogee (Creek), Pawnee 02.578 tempera on paper
Indian Male Hau Kei Native American 02.172 watercolor on matboard
Cornstalk Match Franklin Gritts Native American; Cherokee (United Keetoowah Band), Potawatomi 02.474 tempera on board
Order #23 from Col. D. H. Cooper authorizing Colonel Drew concerning arming the Cherokee Regiment Native American, Cherokee 4026.1822 ink on paper
Printed executive order to sheriffs by Principal Chief D. W. Bushyhead concerning liquor and dangerous weapons Native American, Cherokee 5126.193 ink on paper
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing Unidentified Native American; Arapaho, Cheyenne 4526.11.92
View on Milk River-Min. Territory, Blackfoot Indian Crossing John Mix Stanley American 01.1138 oil on canvas
Colt .45 revolver with ivory handle with a carved image of a steer American TU2009.39.12 metal, ivory
Inuit bird spear with ivory prongs Arctic, Inuit 84.1338 wood, ivory, rope, bone, twine and pigment
Sacred Rain Arrow Allan C. Houser Native American; Chiricahua Apache 08.185 bronze
Letter to Mr. F. S. Barde in Guthrie, Oklahoma from Geo L. Miller American 3827.8233a ink on paper
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
A beaded knife sheath and metal knife with a wood handle Native American; Plains 84.776a-b leather, glass, sinew, wood, metal
A beaded knife sheath Native American; Plains 84.780 leather, glass, sinew. metal, horsehair