Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Beaded Trousers with Suspenders, ca. 1920s, Northern Arapaho An impractical but spectacular clothing item, these circa-1920s beaded trousers with attached suspenders represent the resurgence of Plains Indian artistic traditions during the Reservation Era. The trousers, sized for an adult male, were made by a Northern Arapaho […]
In the thirteenth fall, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and instructors from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana. The student’s fall visit is part of a collaborative program between St. Labre Indian Schools and the Plains Indian Museum. Tyrone Bearchum, Taylor Adams, Weston Small, Kyree Bigback, Victoria Bearchum, and K’Ghan Bearcomesout […]
From Points West magazine Originally published in Summer 2004 The Art of Beadwork: An Old But New Tradition By Emma Hansen, now Curator Emerita and Senior Scholar, Plains Indian Museum Visitors to the Plains Indian Museum are often fascinated by the skill, creativity, and diversity of beadwork artists represented in the galleries. They are also interested in […]
Past Exhibition: Arapaho Journeys: Photographs and Stories from the Wind River Reservation April 29 – October 2, 2011 Arapaho Journeys featured contemporary photographs by Sara Wiles of Northern Arapaho people—elders, children, families, and leaders. The exhibition’s insightful photographs of the people, as well as the tribal activities, of the Northern Arapaho invited viewers into the […]