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“Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen

June 7, 2018 by Hunter Old Elk

BOOK NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck CollectionBy Emma I. Hansen Emma I. Hansen signs copies of her highly anticipated book on Thursday, […]

Crow/Nez Perce bison hide, quill wrapped horse hair blanket strip edged in pony and seed beads, ca. 1850. NA.203.1483

Art of the Buffalo Culture Era: The Paul Dyck Collection – Points West Online

March 22, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2014 Art of the Buffalo Culture Era: The Paul Dyck Collection By Emma I. HansenPlains Indian Museum Curator Emerita On June 15, 2013, the […]

Plains Indian Museum Seasons of Life gallery

Buffalo and the People – Points West Online

June 19, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2000 Buffalo and the People By Emma I HansenCurator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum The great herd running away, The buffalo running, Their drumming hooves Send dust […]

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

Treasures from Our West: Bear claw necklace

May 28, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Treasures from Our West Bear claw necklace from the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection This stunning necklace from the Central Plains dates to circa 1860 and is made […]

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

A Pawnee Bear Claw Necklace

March 19, 2014 by Emma Hansen

Similar to the status symbolism of buffalo horn and eagle feather bonnets, bear claw necklaces were worn by distinguished Pawnee, Otoe, and Omaha men as emblems of their accomplishments, honors, […]