Alice Sheldon's Washakie artifacts collection, 1890-1900.

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Alice Sheldon's Washakie artifacts collection, 1890-1900.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62387661

Collection contains artifacts pertaining primarily to Chief Washakie, including blankets, moccasins, dolls, beads, a horse-hair belt, rattles, spoons, photographs, etc. The collection also includes two Shoshone model tipis, porcupine quills, and eagle claws. In addition there are several woven rugs, likely of Navajo origin.

6 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7812262

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Eastern Bands of Shoshoni Indians.

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Washakie, approximately 1804-1900

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Sheldon, Alice.

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A notable warrior and leader, Washakie brought many of the Eastern Shoshone together to resist the imposition of other tribes. Enemies of the Eastern Shoshone included the Blackfeet, Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and for the most part Crow. Washakie was well known as an ally to the white man and became a significant diplomat for the Eastern Shoshone people in dealings with the United States government and military. During the frontier unrest of the 1850s-1890s, Washakie committed many ...