In this second part of the series of blogs on Plains weaponry, I will introduce the stone-headed war club. Read part 1 Read part 3 There are many types of clubs, hatchets, tomahawks, etc. used across the Americas. On the Plains, however, we developed a particular style of stone club that is both distinctive and […]
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Plains Indian Weapons—Part I: Bow and Arrows
In a series of blogs on men’s weaponry on the plains, I will discuss several different weapons, beginning with perhaps the most well-known: the bow and arrow. Read part 2 Read part 3 For the Nakoda, like most Plains Nations, the bow, idazipa, and the arrow, wohiŋkpe, are indispensable weapons. Their origins are sacred, as the use […]
Points West Online: Art of the Buffalo Culture Era: The Paul Dyck Collection
Originally published in Points West, Summer 2014 By Emma I. Hansen Plains Indian Museum Curator Emerita On June 15, 2013, the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West attained one of its goals for the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection: the public opening of the permanent gallery devoted to […]