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Plains Indian religious experience

Ghost Dance dress, Southern Arapaho, c. 1890, 54 x 54 inches. Tanned elk hide with numerous pigments, feathers, and fringe. Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Gift of Mary J. and James R. Jundt. NA.204.4 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: Arapaho Ghost Dance Dress

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Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2007 Arapaho Ghost Dance Dress In 1890, Plains Indian people faced poverty, disease, and death on reservations. Under the leadership of the Paiute […]