Great Plains (Native American)

The Plains Culture area is home to several nomadic and semi-nomadic cultures, the Plains region stretches from Mexico to Canada and incorporates the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Texas. It is known for beadwork and painted hides.

 

Holster

Beaded Holster with Corn Plant Design,
 
Sioux (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1890
10 ¾ x 4 ¾ x ¼ inches
Reference: 21160
 

Moccasins

Pair of Plains Beaded Moccasins,
 
Sioux (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1890
3 ½ x 3 ½ x 10 inches
Reference: 28311
 

Rattle

Rattle with Pictographic Bird,
 
Sioux (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1850-1860
8 ¾ x 3 ½ x 3 ¼ inches
Reference: 24787
 

Awl Case

Beaded Hide Awl Case,
 
Sioux (Great Plains (Native American)), 1890
29 x 1 inches
Reference: 20168
 
 

Moccasins

 
Cheyenne (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1880
3 x 2 ¾ x 8 inches
Reference: 27106
 

Cuff

Pair of Plains Beaded Leather Cuffs with Bar Design,
 
Crow (Great Plains (Native American)), last quarter of the 19th century
5 x 5 x 4 inches
Reference: 28309
 

Moccasins

Plains Child's Moccasins Beaded with Thunderbird Motif,
 
Cheyenne (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1885
3 x 3 ½ x 8 inches
Reference: 28310
 

Roach Headdress

Roach (Headdress),
 
Plains (Great Plains (Native American)), 20th century
15 x 15 x 16 inches
Reference: 19206
 
 

Child's Moccasins

Antelope Hide Moccasins, Partially Beaded,
 
Arapaho (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1875
7 ½ x 2 ¾ x 3 inches
Reference: 21162
 

Drum

Painted Drum,
 
Plains (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1900-1925
2 x 6 ¼ inches
Reference: 24593
 

Puberty Ball

Scatter Beaded Puberty Ball,
 
Sioux (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1890
2 inches
Reference: 10348
 

Spoon

Carved Buffalo Horn Spoon,
 
Blackfeet (Great Plains (Native American)), fourth quarter of the 19th century
6 ¾ inches
Reference: 24855
 
 

Roach Headdress

Roach (Headdress),
 
Plains (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1880
6 ½ x 13 ½ inches
Reference: 11479
 

Strike-A-Light

Beaded Strike-A-Light,
 
Sioux (Great Plains (Native American)), circa 1925
6 x 3 ½ inches
Reference: 20891