Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Aaron H on November 21, 2014, 04:35:36 am
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My wife and I went to a special exhibit about the plains Indians at the Nelson Atkins museum in Kansas City. There was a whole lot of really cool, interesting stuff there. But much to my dismay there were ZERO bows on display. I thought some of you would be interested in seeing some pictures. I have some information on some of this stuff, but not all of it. If there is something you would like more info on, just ask and I will try to be of some help.
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This next picture was the only quiver on display.
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Way cool - Thanks for sharing ! Bob
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WOW that is some very cool stuff. Thanks for showing. :)
Pappy
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Thanks for sharing the pics, I really enjoyed them.
It must have been really cool seeing it all in person.
Kinda strange there were no bows.
Kevin
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My wife and I went to Washington DC for Thanksgivings a few years go. We spent most of out time in museums and I was amazed how few bows were on display. Even in the Museum of the American Indians. There was a wall case full od firearms that were used against the Native Americans but very few bows.
Thanks for posting these pics. I love seeing this old stuff. The quill work horse mask(hood) is way cool.
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Thanks for the pictures. That last war club looks like it could have been the inspiration for the war club in the Last of the Mohicans movie.
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Is everyone else seeing these pictures sideways?
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some of them.
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Is that 6th picture down a hide canteen? I've often wondered about how they would have solved that problem, but I've never seen an example of one. If so, wow!
How would they have sealed something like that so it didn't contaminate?
These pictures are great. Thank you.
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I thought it was a drum.
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Buffalo is right, it's a drum
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Here is some info on that drum...
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Steve, I believe they used buffalo and horse bladders, and gourds. There are also Birch bark canteens. Not sure what they did on scouting, hunting, and war parties. Just drank where they found water. Must have had a pretty good resistance to the little critters that live in streams. (Beaver Fever). :P
Wayne
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Nice photos of some cool pieces. Thanks Falcon.
The Pawnee drum is one of my favorites. There is a nice Cheyenne drum with a red winged blackbird that is pretty good, but this Pawnee one is super!
On larger war parties, there were often young guys that served as water carriers for the older warriors. Often, it might be a young guy going on his first war party. Sometimes they served this position for many trips. The water bag was a pericardium (heart sac) which was carried at the end of a forced stick. It was considered an honored position to be the water carrier. Sometime Lakota boys would tie a small string to the heart sac, and would pull the string when an older warrior was drinking, dousing him with water. It was a prank the was always expected, and accepted good naturedly. CC
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Great pix
would be intrested in any info you might have on the shields
thanks phil
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Searcher, the shield in photo 15 is a great looking Cheyenne specimen. It is housed at the American Museum of Natural History, so must be on loan for this exhibit. The feather drop, down the front of the shield, is classic Cheyenne. The bear claws at the ends of the crescent moon are a nice feature. There is a snapping turtle tail attached at the upper row of feathers. Turtles are hard to kill (they keep moving after their head is cut off). Curtis
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I have info on this shield but none of the others...
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Man thanks for sharing. Very cool