| Co-located with the Natural History Museum and part of
the same admission ticket is the Peabody Museum. One of the sections of this
covers memorabilia from the Lewis and Clark expedition. This highly
decorated buffalo skin was typical of the gifts given by one respected
chieftain to another. |  |
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There is also a hall devoted to the North American Indian. Here are some
pictures of various leaders. When we think of Indians our picture is most
represented by the Sioux. But there were many other tribes and many of these
adopted quite European modes of dress. |
| This was a clothing style of the Northern Plains
Indian. It could get cold on the plains in the winter (and still does). |  |
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Many of the dance styles were very symbolic and had highly decorated
costumes. We have actually seen this costume worn at a pow-wow. |
| Although strange to our eyes, this was men's clothing
at the turn of the century for natives in the South West. |  |
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Some of the basket work is beautiful. This one was almost five feet tall and
would probably have been owned by the tribe. |
| There are a number of dioramas portraying the style of
housing. This represents a Mandan lodge. They were farmers and these would
have been used to store food for the winter. |  |
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This is a Sioux village with the skin teepees so associated with the Indians
but actually quite rare. |
| This is a Baffinland Inuit settlement from the late
19th century found to the north west of Hudson Bay. |  |
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This diorama depicts a Hopi ceremony on a high bluff looking down on the
plain probably somewhere in Arizona or New Mexico. |
| Kachina dolls from the Hopi or Navajo Indians down in
the south west. |  |
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Totem poles from the far north west. Many native artefacts are in the throes
of being repatriated to their tribes. These are replicas made by native
craftsmen to replace the originals which have been returned to their
original owners. |
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