Paul Dyck Collection

Child’s moccasins, ca. 1880. Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), Plains. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.202.1373

Treasures from Our West: Child’s moccasins

December 30, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Child’s beaded moccasins, Cheyenne These moccasins, just over six inches in length, were most likely made for a little boy. Fully […]

Bear claw necklace, Central Plains, ca. 1860. Otter hide, grizzly bear claws, glass beads, abalone shells, red ochre, porcupine quills. NA.203.1585

NEA awards $20,000 grant to Center of the West for Paul Dyck Collection catalogue

December 10, 2015 by Nancy McClure

National Endowment for the Arts awards more than $27.6 million across nation Includes $20,000 awarded to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West This week, the National Endowment for the […]

Treasures from Our West: Photograph of Touch the Clouds

October 28, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2013 Photograph, Touch the Clouds When you walk into the new Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Gallery in our Plains Indian […]

Lakota moccasins, ca. 1880. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.202.1183

Treasures from Our West: Lakota moccasins

June 6, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2009 Lakota moccasins, ca. 1880 Made from the hides of deer, moose, elk, or buffalo, moccasins are the familiar footwear of Native […]

Grizzly bear claw necklace. Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection. Acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.203.1413

Treasures from Our West: Grizzly bear claw necklace

April 1, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2008 Grizzly bear claw necklace This grizzly bear claw necklace is part of the newly acquired Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection […]

Treasures from Our West: Cheyenne doll

December 7, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2010 Cheyenne doll Made around 1870, this extraordinary Cheyenne doll stands twenty-seven inches high and wears the dress and ornaments worn by Cheyenne (Tsistsistas) […]