Plains Painted Buffalo Hide Shield and Cover

Plains Painted Buffalo Hide Parfleche, c. mid-19th century, the thick hide envelope with traces of geometric designs on the front, (some hide loss), 18 x Read more…

Plains Painted Buffalo Hide Robe, c. mid-19th century, painted on the flesh side with a central sun (?) symbol flanked by elaborate feather (?) abstractions, Read more…

Plains Painted Buffalo Hide Medicine Parfleche, c. third quarter 19th century, with traces of multicolored geometric designs on the front, dark patina from long use, Read more…

Sioux Painted Buffalo Hide Dance Shield, c. last quarter 19th century, mounted on a wood hoop with a cloth-wrapped wood rod at the back, the Read more…

Central Plains Beaded Buffalo Hide Bow Case and Quiver, Lakota (?), c. third quarter 19th century, detailed with fringe and red trade cloth strips, the Read more…

Plains Painted Pictorial Hide Robe, c. late 19th century, made from pieces of angora wool sewn together, painted with a central circle enclosing a sun Read more…

Central Plains Beaded Buffalo Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1870, rawhide liner and hide beaded on the front with geometric designs, one row of tin cone Read more…

Central Plains Beaded Buffalo Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1860s, the front beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a pink background, (bead loss, damage to hide Read more…

Plains Incised Buffalo Hide Rattle, c. third quarter 19th century, wood handle wrapped with hide and with hair extension, with large brass bell tied on Read more…

Central Plains Beaded Buffalo Hide Moccasins, Arapaho, c. third quarter 19th century, the hard sole forms with dark blue outlined greasy yellow "buffalo" tracks, bordered Read more…