“Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen.
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… Read More
Plains Indian Weapons—Part 2: Stone War Club
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… Read More
Finding Hidden Treasure
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… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Nez Perce punctured shirt
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… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph of a Nez Perce boy
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… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Child’s moccasins
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… Read More
NEA awards $20,000 grant to Center of the West for Paul Dyck Collection catalogue
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,… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Lakota moccasins
Made from the hides of deer, moose, elk, or buffalo, moccasins are the familiar footwear of Native Americans. They were designed for a tribe’s specific… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Grizzly bear claw necklace
This grizzly bear claw necklace is part of the newly acquired Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection which Plains Indian Museum staff and others… Read More