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  • Ed McGaa, Oglala Sioux, with thongs attached, is led back for Sun Dance
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    Ed McGaa, a Native American (Oglala Sioux), holds a ceremonial whistle in his mouth and has thongs attached to his newly pierced chest as he prepares to participate in a Sun Dance ceremony. He wears a wreath around his head, body paint, bracelets,...
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    Body piercing--1960-1970.; Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Oglala Indians--Spiritual life--1960-1970.; Ceremonial dancers--1960-1970.; Rites & ceremonies--1960-1970.; Sun dance--1960-1970.; McGaa,...
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    1970 August 14
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  • History of Denver
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    Comprehenisve study of the history of the Denver area before, during, and after the founding of the city.
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    Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1901
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  • Moccasins
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    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.
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    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.
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    [between 1900 and 1910]
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  • Scalp ornament
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    Native American (Sioux) scalp ornament made of rawhide and buckskin with red, white, and blue dyed porcupine quills, maroon dyed feathers, metal jinglers, and a green dyed, horse hair tail.
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    Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Headdress--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900]
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  • Moccasins
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    Shows a pair of buckskin moccasins (Native American Crow). They have decorative multicolor beadwork, rawhide soles, leather tie thongs and brown cotton trim. Notes from the Colorado Historical Society records: "Inscription: L. MccCowen".
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    Crow Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Mocccasins--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900]
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  • Toy cradleboard
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    Shows a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard. It is constructed of a rectangular board, buckskin, red velveteen and canvas and decorated with copper, button, fringe, white, blue, red and yellow glass beads. The cradle has a hood and the front was...
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    Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.
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    1880
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  • Moccasins
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    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...
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    Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Moccasins--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
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    [between 1880 and 1910]
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  • Cradleboard
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    Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
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    Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900]
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  • The ordeal in the Sun Dance among the Blackfeet Indians
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    Reproduction of a lithograph by Frederick Remington, shows a Blackfoot (Siksika) Native American man enduring a portion of the Sun Dance that includes a piercing of both nipples with thongs that are attached to ropes drawn tight. The man wears a...
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    Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Montana--1890-1900.; Siksika Indians--Dance--Montana--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Montana--1890-1900.; Sun dance--Montana--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Blackfeet...
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    [between 1940 and 1970?]
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  • The summer camp
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    View of tepees among trees, possibly on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Descriptive information reads: "This breezy picture depicts well the camps of the Prairie Indian on a glorious summer day. The clouds, the trees and the picturesque teepees...
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    Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Montana--1910-1920.; Indian reservations--Montana--1910-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1910-1920.
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    1917
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