Museum Artifact Analysis: Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapahoe by Morgan Hahn

Activity Instructions

mhahn44 — 2024-12-05 15:33:54 UTC

You are going to explore the Museum to find and analyze artifacts from our local tribes: The Northern Arapahoe & Eastern Shoshone! Below are the questions you should answer for each of your THREE chosen artifacts. If you need some help, check out the video for a tutorial on how your posts should look.

Step 1: Choose an artifact & snap a photo.

Step 2: In your post, answer these three prompts:

1) What does this artifact tell us about the tribe or person it came from?

2) What does the artifact's label say? You can type it word for word OR take another photo.

3) What does the label mean, in your own words?

Step 3: Repeat this process for a total of THREE artifacts. At least ONE artifact must be a primary text source. You will make these posts in this padlet under the correct headline. Don't forget to make your name the subject line!

Monica Waller

2024-12-09 17:22:39 UTC

This artifact shows a story about how they provided meat for their people.

The label tells that a young man from the Shoshone tribe painted their hunt on a a buffalo hide to show how they did it

Taylor

2024-12-09 17:22:58 UTC

This is a Buffalo hide that had pictures drawn on it. It shows us that they would hunt and how they provided there food and there hunting patterns to back. It’s a Printed hide of Buffalo hunt painted by Charlie Cane of Beulah Cane, about 1925 Shoshone. It tells us what it is and what it is made out of. The label shows the name of a man who painted it and and he view of the hunt

Emma Martin

2024-12-09 17:23:07 UTC

This plaque says the “painted hose of buffalo hunt painting is by Charlie cane son of Beulah cane about 1925 Shoshone” this artifact eyeless about how they provided the label that I listed shows what the Shoshone food for there tube by hunting bison.the plaque that was labeled Say that a problem young man form the tribe painted it most likely as a form as dominants of his hunting party in 1925.

Arya Ghormley

2024-12-09 17:23:53 UTC

This artifact tells about how the Shoshone tribe would hunt bison to provide for the tribe.The plaque that I labeled in the subtitle suggests that a probably young man from the tribe painted it most likely as a form of documentation of maybe his hunting party in 1925.

2024-12-09 17:26:42 UTC

Lakota Ceremonial pipe bags pipe it beeted well and to show what they made

Emma Martin

2024-12-09 17:29:59 UTC

2024-12-09 17:30:21 UTC

This is the obsidian stuff, how they used to kill animals in. They used another rock called the bone crusher, too. Help shape the arrowheads into spears stuff

Monica Waller

2024-12-09 17:31:54 UTC

This artifact tells and shows us that the headdress was very important to the Native American culture. The artifacts label says it was symbolic for what the most powerful person and had different reason’s for how they earned each feather

2024-12-09 17:32:13 UTC

This is a bow handle tray knife. Also work club that dates to the nineteen twenties and the shoshoney.Wood bow and arrow with still points that aried up to eighteen ninety to nineteen hundreds

Taylor

2024-12-09 17:34:04 UTC

This artifact was worn by a war soldier. It shows that when going into war they would were something that would be vary secured to them to try to keep them safe. It shows that they were special made for war. The caption I think means that I ment they would earn the title and have the right to wear this.

2024-12-09 17:34:13 UTC

This was the Remington 3040 Craig rifle on display was issued to that Indian police on the Wind River reservation.

Arya Ghormley

2024-12-09 17:37:03 UTC

The artifact I am reviewing is the hide smoother. The plaque describes the smoother as “a rare piece” which means that it was probably highly valued and used. This relates to the Native American people because this was rock they used as an abrasive to smooth hides. This shows that they spent a lot of time on their craftsmanship and were very resourceful.

Taylor

2024-12-09 17:39:46 UTC

This is a book of all the brands. There is no label but I think it is important because it showed who had what brand so that way they could identify who owned it. It reminds me of a phone book because it would show their name where they were from and there branding. Like in a phone book it show you name and number. When moving cattle you would be able to find who cattle was your and not and what type of animal would have the brand.

Monica Waller

2024-12-09 17:40:53 UTC

This artifact shows the brands of many people but most importantly the people of Fort Washakie these brands were all produced before 1885 and were used to brand cattle, swine, sheep and other animals. The label of this artifact shows the brand records for different family’s and what number of animals they had

Schuyla Brossman

2024-12-09 17:43:27 UTC

Once horses became popular, this type of saddle was used. The designs are very intricate and have a deeper meaning. Using these saddles, they also created some of their own traditions like mounting from the right.

Oliver

2024-12-09 17:48:03 UTC

The government did not care about the Indian land. The government cared more about white settlers than Indians.

Emma Martin

2024-12-09 17:48:21 UTC

Schuyla brossman

2024-12-09 17:49:45 UTC

They wore headdresses

Arya Ghormley

2024-12-09 17:51:08 UTC

This relates to the time period of time Native American because as White people came into the Winder River Basin, they were creating ranches and expanding their land. This meant that they were taking land away from the Native American people. The plaque is talking about brand books and how the book documents the symbols used for brands of different ranches.

Charles

2024-12-09 17:59:28 UTC

These artifacts right here are known a couple are Monahs with arrow heads used for weapons for bow and arrows

royce smith

2024-12-09 18:00:32 UTC

Shoshone headdress circa 1890-1900

eagle feathers with horse hair tassels . this was probably worn by the spiritual leader

Charles

2024-12-09 18:03:32 UTC

Headdress These were always involved in Native American traditions like dancing and dressing up and singing. Shoshoni tribe and the Northern Arapahoe made from eagle feathers and horse hair.

royce smith

2024-12-09 18:04:04 UTC

the cunningham quilt

documentation indicates agnes spent 9 weeks aboard ships and by rail car this was so women can work on a quilt that would brighten their day

Cyrus Foutz

2024-12-09 18:05:12 UTC

Showcases prices from then

royce smith

2024-12-09 18:06:00 UTC

Cyrus Foutz

2024-12-09 18:07:04 UTC

Shows the different types of arrow heads used at different times

Charles

2024-12-09 18:08:11 UTC

Moccasins were involved in dancing a lot especially the Feather hat with eagle feathers and horse hair moccasins are made out of deer skin and beads

Cyrus Foutz

2024-12-09 18:10:12 UTC

Drums used for ceremony

Katie Moore-jail record

2024-12-10 19:55:37 UTC

This artifact shows us who had been in jail at said time. There is no label stating what this artifact was however you can clearly see what it was used for. Like a record book now, it serves the same purpose.

2024-12-10 19:59:57 UTC

This saddle helped him travel many miles across the Wind River Basin.

His large fur coat helped him keep warm during the cold winters in wyoming.

2024-12-10 20:04:41 UTC

This horse helped the tribe with many many things, hunting, transportation and many more. They extended their tribe with horses since they could withstand a lot more than just feet.

Vayda Havens

2024-12-10 20:05:38 UTC

This artifact is showing how the people of the time communicated and how they traveled. The label is tickets and the telegraphs. This label shows how and where the telegraphs and tickets where from. This shows that the people used telegraphs across the pacific in order to talk to other people and tribes. It also shows how the people traveled across the nation.

Iris Petersen

2024-12-10 20:06:20 UTC

This artifact comes from a branding company and it tells us what ranch each brand is from.

It means/shows each ranches branding mark.

Josh

2024-12-10 20:06:58 UTC

Picture of a man probably dancing and playing the drums dressed up. He is probably in a ceremonies and is a dancer. The label says “ Cheyenne dog soldier ledger book from the mid 1880’s.”I think this means that he is a soldier who was wrote about and about what they did.

2024-12-10 20:07:23 UTC

This stone is called obsidian and was used to make weapons and was valuable in trades in Wyoming

Beadwork

2024-12-10 20:11:09 UTC

Beadwork was used for the native americans, used as gifts, or just appearance.

They worked very hard on their beadwork, taking much time to even make a single moccasin. They came up with creative patterns which made them much more beautiful than just the buckskin.

Grady Eagle

2028geagle — 2024-12-10 20:11:31 UTC

Iris Petersen

2024-12-10 20:11:42 UTC

These are arow heads. They were used for hunting and more than likely fishing

Vayda Havens

2024-12-10 20:11:51 UTC

This was labeled Jade and Green Gold. This label describes how there was a giant rush for jade and how people made jewlry and made beutiful things out of jade then would sell it to make money from travelers. They would use this to trade with other people and gain freinds

Ethan

2024-12-10 20:13:58 UTC

This ledger art symbolizes the recording of history. after European presence. The label tells us that the paper was used as a early form of record keeping.

Katie Moore- the Surrey

2024-12-10 20:14:21 UTC

This was a cart that in England that was used as a pleasure cart for Americans.This was used for delivery, travel, and enjoyment. The label says basically all the needs and who used it. As well as what it was pulled bu(horses)

Ledger art

2024-12-10 20:14:35 UTC

This Ledger art depicts a native American running. He appears to have a drum and is dressed formally, at least for what he is doing. All of this indicates that he is taking part in a classic native american dance or ritual.

Justice

2024-12-10 20:16:09 UTC

This artifact tells us that Native Americans liked to illustrate their battles and conflicts especially if their loved ones are in that specific conflict. The label underneath explains that as Native American person drawed an image of him going into battle and chasing an enemy solider. This artifact shows that true Arapahoe warriors struck back against their enemies and try very hard to win against them. This specific artifact actually symbolizes how the Arapahoe people celebrate November 29th as a holiday of honoring the warriors of their tribe who fought back and were courageous.

2024-12-10 20:16:10 UTC

This tells is labeled as Crane and Breed Hearse. This was manufactured in Cincinnati Ohio in the 1880s to move corpses fron place to place. This was an important moarning stage for the people who had lost a family member or freind as they now had a means of transportation to move there and bury with other people

Iris Petersen

2024-12-10 20:16:21 UTC

These are from the mercantile. They are letters in the mail boxes

2024-12-10 20:16:46 UTC

When the Europeans came they brought along horses which were a vital source of transportation for the Native Americans

Katie Moore- concert zither

2024-12-10 20:16:53 UTC

This was used for entertainment. The label states that this was originally found in Slovenian Austria and Hungary and is used by plucking and strumming. Sometimes with fingers and others with a tool called a plectrum

Grady Eagle

2028geagle — 2024-12-10 20:18:34 UTC

Jackson Bishop

2028jbishop — 2024-12-10 20:20:19 UTC

This is the brand record it was meant to keep track of cattle and who they belonged to. I think this shows that even before keeping track of thing was really easy people still did it using ledgers and not books and journals

kj spoonhunter

2024-12-10 20:20:19 UTC

I think they used this doll to play with and so the children can have something fun to play with.

the quote is from a lakota elk dreamer on the side “two elk teeth remain after everything else has crumbled to dust…” and the label says “ doll made by Sacajawea’s great granddaughter Marie Meyer”

The label means that this was a doll made by Sacajawea’s great granddaughter, and the doll was made for her friend and that Indian girls back then really liked them.

Josh

2024-12-10 20:20:53 UTC

this stone was a very important thing in the Native American culture and created some of the sharpest tool ever. The note to the side is not the picture and my interpretation of it is that it was a very wanted material and was quite rare and was used to make really sharp tools.

Thaddeous FightingBear

2024-12-10 20:22:54 UTC

I think they use the obsidian arrow head to hunt big animals and to fight wars/ battles. The obsidian comes in colors like black, brown, and sometimes green. They were very sharp and had a sharp edge, they were very fine grain and It is very to carve into tools

Justice

2024-12-10 20:23:46 UTC

This artifact tells us that in The Protohistoric Age a metal arrow point was used by Natives to kill animals for food and resources and even cloth sometimes. The label says that the arrow in the picture was from the Protohistoric Age which shows that Natives switched from stone to

metal for more efficient and effective killing of animals.

kj spoonhunter

2024-12-10 20:23:53 UTC

I think this artifact was showing what the native people would wear when they would dance and I also shows the kind of bead work they would wear and what they use to sew and the bead work they used to wear

The label says the Shoshone hunted, bison, elk deer, antelope, bighorn, sheep, and many other animals for food… Ceremonial objects created could include teeth for, and bone woman did much of this work practical objects could also be beautiful.

This is show me people traditionally decorated with shells, animal teeth, porcupine, quill seed stones, and natural color pigments.”

The label to me shows that the Shishani woman were very resourceful and they used many of natures things in order to look beautiful

Jackson Bishop

2028jbishop — 2024-12-10 20:24:01 UTC

This is the "Native American toolkit" It was the kind of tools that the native Americans used. Thong such as obsidian knife blades and multi tools. I think from this we can learn how the native Americans lived hunted and gathered

Grady Eagle

2028geagle — 2024-12-10 20:24:54 UTC

2024-12-10 20:25:37 UTC

The tool in the picture is a makeshift pickaxe and is used for mining various materials, which tells me the Native Americans were interested in mining for various materials

Jackson Bishop

2028jbishop — 2024-12-10 20:27:11 UTC

This is a buffalo hide that was painted on and turned into art. I shows native Americans dancing along with horses and Buffalo and I belive it depicts both the native american love for art and the life they may have lived hunting Buffalo and riding horses and dancing.

kj spoonhunter

2024-12-10 20:28:33 UTC

I think they use this artifact to kind of show their creativity but also show what they seen and it’s pretty cool to see what they made. The probably also use this to storytell

The label says painted height of a buffalo hunt painted by Charlie Kane son of BEULAH Kane about 1925 Shoshone

The label to me means that they obviously killed a buffalo and used it to paint this

Thaddeous

2024-12-10 20:28:48 UTC

I think it for people that got too drunk and couldn't hand it and the bar owners just stop giving them liquor and they people that cant get liquor no more probably mad a scene.

Blades(senastian)

2024-12-10 20:28:52 UTC

These are two knife blades made completely out of stone. This demonstrates that the native Americans had refined their craft and were experts w8th stone.

Josh

2024-12-10 20:29:03 UTC

This rifle was a very precious tool that the man used and he even carved the numbers of what animal he killed. The note card of description is in the picture. The note is about the model of rifle he had and the number of animals he had killed using the first letter of the animal and dashes of how many.

Ethan

2024-12-10 20:31:01 UTC

The gun represents a effective way of hunting game.

The shotgun was made in the 1840's.

Eli

2024-12-10 20:31:05 UTC

this artifact shows a man's skull with a hammer in his skull

this fellow Harvey Morgan got ambushed by southpass and he maybe got shot multiple times and then got a hammer put into his skull.

also this artifacts was used to start the whole museum

Justice

2024-12-10 20:31:29 UTC

This artifact tells us that Native American people should make their shoes out of very interesting things and materials. The shoes are also made up of beads which is significant because it shows people that Native Americans liked to decorate everything they had with beads. The label just says Arapahoe Moccasins which I guess are the name for shows in the Arapahoe culture. This label shows us that Arapahoe had a language translation name for every ordinary item which is important because of the fact that Native American shows were made up of the culture of Native Americans.

Drill Bit

2024-12-10 20:32:20 UTC

The drill represents the need for fossil fuels in modern society. The drill was used to drill for natural gas.

thaddeous fightingbear

2024-12-10 20:34:04 UTC

they used it for people to breathe when they had a disease and it numbed up their muscles to breathe and they still don’t have a cure to this day only a vaccine

Arapaho moccasins

2024-12-10 20:35:14 UTC

These are old shoes. They show the value people had in their art and beadwork as well as their feet.

Eli

2024-12-10 20:35:28 UTC

this symbolizes codsigo spiritual presence at a Sundance. this tells us the guy who painted this was very talented and spiritual

Oliver

2024-12-11 16:43:19 UTC

They had shoes decorated with colorful beads. They spent a long time decorating clothing

Oliver

2024-12-11 16:44:50 UTC

Oliver

2024-12-11 16:46:29 UTC

They would use pipes in their religious ceremonies. Very skilled people made these.

2024-12-11 16:47:17 UTC

grady phillips

2024-12-11 16:58:18 UTC

this is a animal skin that was painted on by native americans. it looks like it shows a scene of a hunt. it is colorful and shows that hunting was important to native tribes.

grady phillips

2024-12-11 17:02:46 UTC

these are steatlite bowls. they were used a very long time ago for storing things on journeys. these were found on south pass which means they might have comes here to settle for the summer months.

grady phillips

2024-12-11 17:07:11 UTC

these are tools that could be used for many different things. they probably were hunters because some of the things these tolls were used for was cutting meat and leather so they probably hunted so they needed tools to cut the game they got.

Andie

2027agibson — 2024-12-12 19:24:12 UTC

This artifact tells us about the bands people used on animals like cattle, sheep, and some other animals.

Andie

2027agibson — 2024-12-12 19:27:32 UTC

The item in the picture is some gloves that have bead work done on them. The beading takes a long time and a lot of skill.

Andie

2027agibson — 2024-12-12 19:29:11 UTC

The fossil is a fish. You can see all the bones and things about the fish.