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 […]
Plains Indian
Treasures from Our West: Photograph of Touch the Clouds
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 […]
Treasures from Our West: Postcard of Arrow Top
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2011 Postcard, Arrow Top in Glacier National Park In addition to the extraordinary objects documenting the arts and culture of Great Plains […]
Treasures from Our West: Lakota breastplate
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2011 Of Lakota origin, this breastplate from approximately 1890 is made of bone hair pipes with brass beads and leather fringe. A […]
FAQ: Hair Pipes
Q: What are “hair pipes?” “Hair pipes” are actually long cylindrical beads made from conch shells or bone that were worn for personal adornment. They were common in hair ornaments, […]
Sculpture Guide: Buffalo Prayer
Buffalo Prayer James Earle FraserModeled ca. 1917, cast posthumously 1968 Location: To the left of the front entrance James Earle Fraser, made famous for his design of the buffalo nickle […]
