Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- 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]
- Flute
- Shows a flute possibly made by the Jicarilla Apache Indians. The flute is decorated with light green and orange paint, buckskin strips, and cowrie shells. A tin vent regulator is attached at the bottom of the flute.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Flutes--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Headdress
- Native American (Sioux) headdress found at the Custer battlefield at Little Bighorn; made of red wool, buckskin, fur, twill fabric, and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Headdress--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Bag
- Shows a bag (Sioux) with blue, red and white beadwork in arrow and strip designs; lazy stitch and fringe. Additional note on the Colorado Historical Society record: "During the January 1998 NAGPRA Sioux consultation, Zona Loans Arrow (Standing Rock...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) yellow-orange buckskin pouch. The bag features black, green, gold color, yellow, blue and red decorative beadwork, lazy stitch and fringe.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1888]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Crow) cloth pouch, possibly made of buckskin, with multicolor beadwork and fringe. Design patterns on the pouch include stripes and abstracted hour glass shapes.
- Crow Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Scraper and awl
- A Native American (Sioux) scraper tool made from elk horn and a steel blade. The scraper has a natural color, dots and lines carved into the handle portion, hollow depression and there is a thong piece of buckskin wrapped around the blade. This...
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Scrapers (tools)--1880-1900.; Cases (containers)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1900]
- Woman's leggings and pouch
- A pair of Native American (Arapahoe; Cheyenne) women's leggings made of buckskin. They are one-piece and painted with ochre coloring. The leggings are decorated with German silver conchas, yellow, white translucent red and blue Italian glass beads....
- Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Crow Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Leggings--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1899]
- Commemorative medal
- A commemorative bronze medal with an image of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an army officer and explorer, on one side and Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado which bears his name, on the other side. This coin was struck in 1906 to celebrate the...
- Medals--1770-1910.; Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.--Commemoration.
- [between 1779 and 1906]
- Women's dress
- A women's afternoon dress ensemble with cape. The bodice is semi-tailored with Empire? style waist, sleeveless, patterned white silk faille, a high rounded neckline, a spread collar, shoulder pads, blue piping at the armhole and waistline; down the...
- Dresses--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1945]
- Lamp table
- Lamp table used in the Grant-Humphreys Mansion. The walnut wood table is in the Louis XVI style and has tapered reed legs and a curved and carved stretcher. The top is set in black and pink marble.
- Tables--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 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]
- Legging
- Shows a pair of Native American Ute cloth leggings. The leggings are made of red cloth and are decorated with red, white and blue beads and the outside edges are bordered with metal discs.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1930.; Leggings--1890-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- 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]
- Kachina
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) kachina doll that represents Heheya (lightning). The doll has a green mask, pink ears, black hair that is painted, a pink tube mouth, red and yellow around the eye area, a ceremonial kilt, painted green moccasins and...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Kachina dolls--1890-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Boot
- Shows a pair of doeskin doll boots made by the Native American Apache. They feature yellow, blue and white decorative beadwork and hard soles.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Apache Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Doll clothes--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Boots--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Pouch
- Front view of a pouch made by the Native American Jicarilla Apache. The pouch features decorative multi-colored beadwork, tin jinglers attached at the straps on the bottom of the pouch, shell and a flap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pouches--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Pouch
- Back view of a pouch made by the North American Jicarilla Apache. The pouch features decorative multi-colored beadwork, tin jinglers attached at the straps on the bottom of the pouch, shell and a flap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pouches--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Dress
- Shows a dress, Native American (Sioux), made from blue strouding a woolen fabric. The dress is decorated with cowrie shells, brass sequin, red, white and blue ribbon and a brass bell.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1900.; Dresses--1860-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1900]
- Miniature cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) miniature cradleboard with a doll inside of it made by Chipeta. The cradleboard is decorated with multi-colored beads and thread, and buckskin fringe on the bottom. The doll has black cotton thread hair and painted...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Dolls--1880-1890.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- 1880
- Moccasin
- Shows a pair of yellow and ochre doeskin moccasins made by Native American Northern Plains Indians. The moccasins were made for a child and feature red, white, green, yellow and blue beadwork, spot stitch, green felt, and soft soles.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Moccasins--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Watch fob
- Shows a Native American Sioux watch fob made or purchased in Lower Brule, South Dakota. The fob features loom woven red, blue, and white beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Watch fobs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Watch fob
- Shows a Native American Sioux watch fob made or purchased in Rosebud, South Dakota. The fob features loom woven multicolored and white beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1950.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1930-1950.; Watch fobs--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]