The Indian Museum of North America - photos
The Indian Museum of North America is at Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The photos are the property of J.Giannetta
baskets
- woven, birchbark
beaded bag
- small bag embroidered with beads
cradle boards
- babies were kept in cradle boards
drum
- drums are used for ceremonies and powwows
headdress
- made of turkey feathers
hide painting #1
- a hide painting told a story in pictures
hide painting #2
- some tribes used hide paintings to record their history
moccasins
- footwear made of deerskin or other soft leather
tipi
- shelter
tipi
- painting on the outside
stone grinder
- for preparing food
sweat lodge
- used in a ceremony for cleansing and purification
PLAINS FIRST NATIONS
photos are the property of J.Giannetta
jgiannet@hotmail.com
2009 (updated July 2011)
