Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ornament
- Shows a Native American Sioux circlet ornament made or found in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It features blue and green beadwork, buckskin, a tin jingler and chicken feathers dyed red. The ornament would be used in the hair or fastened to horse...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Ornament--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Pouch
- A tanned leather pouch (Native American Ute) used by Chipeta. The pouch has multicolor lazy stitch beadwork in triangle, diamond and band designs, a flap, strap, thong, sinew and fringe at the bottom.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Choker
- A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Moccasins
- A pair of women's buckskin moccasins (Native American Ute) with rawhide soles, ankle flaps and thongs. The moccasins are decorated with a floral image in multi-color beads. The beads are sewn on with lazy stitch.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Moccasins--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bracelet
- Shows four metal bracelets of the Native American Southern Plains Indians.
- Bracelets--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pipe bag
- Shows a Native American Sioux Indian pipe bag made by Bear Old Woman of Rosebud South Dakota. The bag features a tinkler; it has rhinestone, faceted blue, green, white and bronze color beadwork, rawhide fringe on the bottom edge and strip, wrapped...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Bonnet
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) bonnet made of red and yellow quillwork with a crossed flag pattern.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Oglala Indians--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Bonnets--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Rattle
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) child's wood rattle is covered in rawhide and has a ring shape on the end.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Oglala Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Rattles--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Moccasin
- Pair of Native American (Sioux) ochre colored, buckskin moccasins with blue, white, green and maroon beadwork; buttons on flap.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Moccasins--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Kachina
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) kachina doll of Zuni warrior Salimbiya. The doll has a case mask, yellow feather, flower ears, tube mouth, feather ruff; black, red and green cotton ceremonial kilt, purple legs and body, articulated arms, yucca whip,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Kachina dolls--1880-1900.; Zuni dolls--1880-1900.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bag
- Shows a buckskin bag of the Native American (Northern Plains). The bag features red, yellow, blue and white beadwork in stripes and lazy stitches.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Basket
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled willow basket dyed with brown natural dye and red, green, blue and black commercial dye. The basket has a rim, loop handle and leg/foot shaped as a star. The foundation of the basket is rod and welt...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Baskets--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Dance rattle
- Shows a Native American (Ute) dance rattle. The outer portion is made of tortoise shell; other materials used include deer hoof and animal hide (buffalo?).
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Rattles--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Trunk or box
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) trunk or box made of rawhide, buckskin and green felt. The outside is painted with blue, green, red and yellow coloring.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Boxes--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American (Ute) men's moccasins. They are made of buckskin and have a rawhide sole, lacing and a thong. Embroidered on the top of the moccasins in red, white, orange, yellow blue, green, and light green translucent glass beads...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Moccasins--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Blanket
- A Native American (Rio Grande) handspun and woven blanket found in Ortiz, New Mexico. It is a two piece blanket with a two ply warp and a double warp; the weft is one ply. The colors are natural color and indigo and commercial dyes of light red,...
- Indian textile fabrics--North America--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Blankets--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]
- Engraving of David H. Moffat
- An engraving of Colorado businessman David H. Moffat director of First National Bank of Aspen, Colorado. Below the bust engraving is his signature.
- Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911.
- [between 1855 and 1905]
- Vase
- Ceramic vase with long, tappered neck, swirl pattern, and red and blue glaze from the Van Briggle Pottery Company in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Vases--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Bag
- Front view of a Native American Sioux small leather bag with red, blue, yellow and white beads stitched on with lazy stitching.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pouch
- Front view of a pouch made by Southern Plains Native Americans. The pouch is constructed of buckskin with green lazy stitching and multicolored designs in ochre and yellow poster paint. The bottom edge is decorated with fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pouch
- Back view of a pouch made by Southern Plains Native Americans. The pouch is constructed of buckskin with green lazy stitching and multicolored designs in ochre and yellow poster paint. The bottom edge is decorated with fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Knife sheath
- Front view of a Native American Sioux two piece leather knife sheath. The piece has white, navy blue, light blue, orange, and rose beads. A looped leather strip is attached to the back of the sheath.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Sheaths--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Doll
- Front view of a doll made by Southern Plains Native Americans. The doll is constructed of muslin with white beadwork on the yellow cloth dress and leggings; it has horsehair for the hair, an embroidered green inset, sequin belt, and white, green...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Dolls--1860-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1900?]
- Leggings
- Shows a pair of Native American Sioux buckskin leggings for a child. The leggings are decorated with blue, light blue and white beadwork and pale yellow leather cloth.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Leggings--1880-1910.; Children's clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Arm band
- Front view of a two piece leather arm band made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arm band in rectangular with light blue, navy blue, yellow, red and green beads. It has six leather strips attached to the ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Armbands--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Legging
- Native American Arapaho leggings. The leggings are made of wool and are decorated with blue and white beads.
- Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Leggings--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Arrow
- A collection of four arrows made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arrows are shafts with red feathers on the tail ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Arrows--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Necklace
- A rawhide and bone necklace made by the Native American Teton Sioux. The necklace had eight bone pieces and black and yellow faceted beads.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Teton Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Necklaces--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Coat
- Back view of a long sleeve ochre and yellow buckskin coat made by Native American Eastern Sioux. The coat features decorative blue and white beadwork, cowrie shells attached on fringe, brown buttons and a pocket.
- Buckskin--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Coats--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Coat
- Front view of a long sleeve ochre and yellow buckskin coat made by Native American Eastern Sioux. The coat features decorative blue and white beadwork, cowrie shells attached on fringe, brown buttons and a pocket.
- Buckskin--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Coats--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Spoon
- Shows a cow horn spoon made by Native American Sioux. The spoon was found in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. It features multicolored beadwork on the handle, red and white quill and rawhide fringe on the end of the handle.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Spoons--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Bow
- A Southern Plains Native American bow. The bow features red and green paint, and sinew.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Bows (Weapons)--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American (Northern Plains) moccasins possibly made from buffalo skin. They feature decorative green, blue, pink, yellow, silver and white beadwork, a pointed yellow and ochre flap and hard soles.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Moccasins--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Moccasins
- A pair of North American (Arapaho) brown, white and blue moccasins possibly worn by a boy.
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Moccasins--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Legging-boot
- Shows a pair of Native American (Arapaho) buckskin and leather boot leggings. The leggings feature leather soles and multicolor beadwork. They were originally purchased on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming.
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Leggings--1890-1910.; Boots--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Medicine bag
- A Native American Sioux medicine bag that was used as an egg carrier. It features a draw string at the top and an image of an elk stitched in red porcupine quill.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Skirt
- Front view of a buckskin women's skirt made by the Native American Mescalero Apache. The skirt features decorative beadwork, fringe, straps and a tin jingler.
- Buckskin--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Skirts--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Skirt
- Back view of a buckskin women's skirt made by the Native American Mescalero Apache. The skirt features decorative beadwork, fringe, straps and a tin jingler.
- Buckskin--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Skirts--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American (Sioux) cloth moccasins possibly worn by a man. They feature rawhide soles, green and white beadwork and straps.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Moccasins--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Shirt
- Shows a Native American (Mescalero Apache) buckskin woman's shirt, it features decorative beadwork, fringe and straps.
- Blouses--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Shirts--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Pouch
- Shows doeskin pouch made by the Native American Mescalero Apache. The pouch is decorated with multi-colored beadwork sewn on in the shapes of flowers or sun shapes; a sunflower is in the center. Fringe with tin jinglers on the ends is attached at...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Pouches--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of doeskin moccasins made by the Native American Mescalero Apache. They feature hard soles and multi-colored beadwork along the edges and the top.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Moccasins--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Bag
- Shows a buckskin pouch made by the Native American Mescalero Apache. The bag features decorative multi-colored beadwork and fringe with beadwork on the bottom edge of the pouch.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Pouches--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of buckskin moccasins made by the Native American Mescalero Apache and possibly used by a man. The moccasins feature decorative multi-color beadwork and rawhide soles.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Moccasins--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Belt
- Shows a Native American (Mescalero Apache) doeskin belt. The belt features decorative multi-color beadwork on the main portion, flap and fringe. Images of sunflowers are stitched in beadwork on the three flap extensions of the belt.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Belts (Clothing)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- War bonnet
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains) war bonnet. The crown and hat portion are constructed of felt and covered with a green fabric. The headband is decorated with woven beadwork. The trailer is made of eagle and peacock feathers.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]