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Buffalo Horn Spoon
A pawnee horned spoon carved from buffalo horn. Spoons like these were included in Ghost Dance hand game bundles for corn and other food offerings at the end of playTags pawnee -
Pawnee Drum with a Painted Head
A pawnee drum that may have been used to accompany the Ghost Dance and other songsTags pawnee -
Pipe Bowl and Pipestem
Pipes like this one were included in Pawnee Ghost Dance hand game bundles. This pipe belonged to Mad Beae and was collected in 1878, after the Pawnee exile to Indian TerritoryTags pawnee -
Hide painting detail of man holding a gaming wheel
A detail on a hide painting of a dancer holding implements for the hoop and stick gameTags hide painting -
Hide painting of a Cheyenne and Arapaho Ghost Dance
A painting done on a deerskin hide of a large circle of figures with several in the center. The artist paid close attention to clothing and hair styles, along with shinny sticks and hoop and stick game implements. -
A Drawing of Black Elk's Second Ghost Dance Vision
The four men seated on the lower left wear fringed shirts and are among the twelve powerful male beings Black Elk encountered. Upon waking, he “made six sacred shirts according to what these twelve men wore”Tags ghost dance shirt -
Ledger Drawing of a Ghost Shirt Being Tested
A ledger drawing. The caption reads, “Testing the Short Shirt Bullett (sic) Proofs Many Indians Cam to Witness this test.” One person shoots a gun at the other, the other wears a ghost shirt. -
Ledger Drawing of a Sioux Escape
A ledger drawing. The caption reads, “Ghost Shirt Protecting a Sioux Escapee” Two people on one horse face backwards towards a line of guns. They also hold guns.Their horse and another horse are running away.Tags sioux -
Drawing of the backside of Little Wound's Ghost Dance shirt
A collector’s drawing and notes about the back side of Little Wound’s Ghost Dance shirt, with Thunderbird and lightening.Tags ghost dance shirt -
Drawing of Little Wound's Ghost Dance shirt
A collector’s drawing and notes about the front side of Little Wound's Ghost Dance shirt, with Dragonfly on the upper left. Stars hovering above the earth adorn the rest of garmentTags ghost dance shirt