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The Arapaho (1902)

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 98

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, or buttons. A number of thesebelt-pouches are illustrated in Fig. 23 and Plate xiv. In Fig. 23, a, the white beadwork represents ground. Theornament in the middle represents mountains. The twodark-blue rectangles connected with this ornament symbolizerocks on the mountains. On the flap that… … Fig. 23, a (jVii), i (iVi). c (ySSi). Womens Small Belt-pouches. J nat. size. edge of the pouch, all represent rocks. Red and blue areoften employed to denote rocks. On the point of the largetriangular rock is a representation of an eagle. On the flapof the pouch is a white stripe which represents…

Arapaho Indians · Arapaho art · Symbolism in art · Picture-writing, Indian · Indians of North America

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