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Start Over Media available legacy documentation Culture or time period Plains and Prairie tribes Loans S1977-1978 #39: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 23, 1978–April 11, 1978)
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-5706, described as Buckskin pipe bag; fringed quilled lower section in red/yellow/green; tin cone/horsehair tassels; upper section has geometric beaded designs in green/red/blue/yellow on white ground.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-4888, described as Buckskin with fringed base; multi-colored beadwork; bead and horn ornaments, dyed cow tail.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blanket strip, accession number 2-59161, described as Buckskin; red, green, yellow, blue on white glass "seed" beads; 4 circular sections with abalone shell buttons in centers.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Breastplate, accession number 2-59191, described as 2 rows of 40 bone pipe beads each; strung on buckskin thongs; leather frame; buckskin fringes on sides; brass beads; abalone and clam shells in center; beaded and quilled pendants with metal tinklers and red fluff-type feathers. 29 U.S. "Indian head" pennies attached at bottom. Pennies date from 1878 to 1899. (Indian head pennies were minted only between 1856 - 1909)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 2-4916, described as Heavy buckskin; floral design on one side; geometric on other in beading; tin cone fringe; quilled at base of fringe. Original catalogue entry: "Sioux knife case".
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 2-5541, described as Coat; blanket; printed cotton neck binding; rosette and geometric strip beading; ermine tail fringed.
Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, accession number 2-10057a-c, described as Swept back" type. (a) Eagle feathers tipped/yellow down and red hair; felt cap; red felt-seized rawhide sockets; quill; pink down on crown; blue, red, dark blue on white glass "seed" beaded buckskin brow band. Looped sinew ornament on left side; aqua down; from either side a white down pendant and buckskin lacing. (b and c) Silk ribbon streamers in dark blue, pink and ecru detached for conservation treatment.
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-5197, described as Necklace made of 17 bear claws spaced on otter skin band, terminating in otter tail. Ornamented with quilling on one side, 8 shell discs on other; attached string of blue glass beads; pendant feathers.
Hearst Museum object titled Oil painting, accession number 17-28, described as Mary Tailfeather.
Hearst Museum object titled Oil painting, accession number 17-18, described as Chief Two-Leggins.

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