BOOK NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen. Emma I. Hansen will sign copies of her highly anticipated book on Thursday, June 14 from 4–6 PM at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Copies are available for purchase on-site at the museum store, […]
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 […]
What do buffalo hide, knives, war clubs, miniature tipis, moccasins, and cannon shot have in common? All are part of a couple hundred items from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s vast artifact collections that have never had photographs online until now. Most of them from the world-famous Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2013 Nineteenth-century warriors of the Plateau and Northwestern Plains sometimes wore shirts with perforations for ceremonial and formal occasions. Such shirts signified membership in a military society that prepared men for battle and honored their victories. This Ni-mii-puu (Nez Perce) punctured shirt dates to around 1850 and […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2014 Cartes-de-visite of a young Nez Perce Indian boy In addition to the extraordinary works of Plains Indian artistry that make up the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, Dyck also collected photographs, postcards, and cartes-de-visite—portraits mounted on cards. This young Nez Perce is identified on […]
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 beaded on the top, sides, and sole using both glass and metal beads, moccasins such as these were lovingly made for a special child and […]