Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2009 Arapaho Ghost Dance dress, ca. 1890 In March 2007, the first Plains Indian Museum “Treasure” in Points West was a Ghost Dance dress. […]
Treasures from Our West
Here in "Treasures from Our West," written by our curatorial staff for our "Points West" magazine, we share some of the extraordinary objects that make the Buffalo Bill Center of the West the premier destination—online or in person—to experience the American West. Works of western art, cultural and artistic objects from the Plains Indians, natural science specimens, amazing firearms, beautiful photographs, and artifacts exploring the history and myth of the Wild West—let us show you some of these "Treasures from Our West."
Treasures from Our West: Edgar S. Paxson’s “Custer’s Last Stand”
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2008 Custer’s Last Stand painting and sketches by Edgar S. Paxson Edgar S. Paxson came to Montana in 1877, a year after […]
Treasures from Our West: wolverine
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2010 Wolverine specimen Perhaps no other North American mammal is shrouded in more mystery than the wolverine (Gulo gulo). A member of […]
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, mother and son at Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2008 Jack Richard photograph of a mother and son at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center On August 12, 1942, the Heart Mountain […]
Treasures from Our West: “Red Bull Mask” by Neil “Tall Eagle” Parsons
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2009 Neil “Tall Eagle” Parsons’s Red Bull Mask Artwork from the American West includes many diverse styles; the Center of the West’s […]
Treasures from Our West: Pendant given by Queen Victoria to Buffalo Bill
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2009 Pendant given to William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody by Queen Victoria Queen Victoria gave this pendant, or watch fob, to William […]
