Kamila Kudelska

Sunbonnet, Dakota (Sioux), Northern Plains, ca. 1900. Tanned deer hide, dyed porcupine quills, glass beads, canvas, silk ribbons. Plains Indian Museum Collection. NA.202.94 (detail)
November 11, 2019

Museum Minute: Preserving Objects

Museums carry objects that unfortunately are not meant to last forever. Rebecca West, the curator of the Plains Indian Museum, said a…

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October 31, 2019

Museum Minute: A French Artist with a Passion for the American West

Rosa Bonheur was a famous French animal artist during the late 19th century. She’s one of the few female artists in the…

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Winchester Model 21 Shotgun, 1973. Serial number 26352. Owned by James Doolittle. Gift of General James H. Doolittle. 1979.2.1
October 25, 2019

Museum Minute: General James Doolittle

James Doolittle was a general during World War II. He became famous for his raid on Tokyo in 1942 just after Pearl…

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Cody Bell, with his hair in buns, at a National Guard encampment in 1909. MS 294 William A. Bell Family Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.294.0030 (detail)
October 17, 2019

Museum Minute: A $10,000 Deal

When Leonard Cody Bell (not related) was nine years old, Buffalo Bill Cody offered him $10,000 if he would keep his hair…

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Cradleboard, Salish, Plateau 1919. Wood, tanned hide, muslin, glass beads, cowrie shells, abalone shells, mother of pearl, brass Simplot Collection, Gift of J.R. Simplot; NA.111.57
October 10, 2019

Museum Minute: July 1919 Cradle Board

The Salish tribes in western Montana, Idaho and Washington made cradle boards to celebrate newborns. It’s a utilitarian object because it is…

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September 30, 2019

Museum Minute: How Wounds Can Help Tell a Story

Late in the spring a couple years back, Leslie Patten went hiking and came upon something pretty spectacular. When she looked more…

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