Treasures from Our West Feathered Lance Lakota (Sioux), Northern Plains, ca. 1840 Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection This feathered lance, nearly seven feet long, is on display in the newest gallery of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Plains Indian Museum—the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Gallery. The painted wood pole […]
Treasures from Our West Bear claw necklace Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection This stunning necklace from the Central Plains dates to circa 1860 and is made of otter hide, grizzly bear claws, glass beads, abalone shell, red ochre, and porcupine quills. It is one of more than eighty objects from the Paul Dyck […]
From the moment the collection entered the building, Buffalo Bill Center of the West personnel could hardly wait to share the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection—now that day has finally come. The Dyck Collection went on public view in its permanent exhibit space in the Center’s Plains Indian Museum on June 15. From […]