Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960, Jesup Arapaho Expedition (1899-1901) · New York : [Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History · leaf 56
Moccasin and Touch, 1902.] Kroeber, The Arapaho. 47 line signifies that the star appears just before daybreak. Theyellow painting of the skin represents daylight. The two whitebeaded stripes up the front of the legging represent the partlydivided milky way. The colored designs in these stripes de- … Fig- 6 (AV). Girls Leggings. note small stars of many colors along the edge of the milkyway. On the moccasin the large, green triangular areas rep-resent the earth in spring. The diamond situated betweenthese green areas is a star supposed to be visible directly over-head at noon. The six diamonds…
Arapaho Indians · Arapaho art · Symbolism in art · Picture-writing, Indian · Indians of North America
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