Amos Bad Heart Bull’s drawing of a Ghost Dance in September 1890. The center pole has two pipes resting at the bottom. Two dancers in the middle lie prone while having visions. Note the individual designs on dancers’ shirts and dresses.
Amos Bad Heart Bull's drawing of three examples of Ghost Dance adornment, including feathers. According to the collector’s Lakota informants, the Lakota text explains that “Our Father” had "taught them a dance and told them what costume to wear."
Detail from Amos Bad Heart Bull’s drawing of an Elk Dreamer ceremony. The robed, crouching figure on the lower left tests the dreamer’s power by shooting objects. The truly empowered dreamer would be invulnerable to harm.
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 play
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 Territory
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 garment
