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  • Artist: Wounded
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    • Wounded Head's Drinking Horn

    • Indians of North America; Campaigns & battles; Horns (Animal);
    • During the war, this horn was carried on Wounded Head's belt. Its thong was long enough that the wearer could dip it in a stream while crossing on horseback. The rim is decorated with ornamental brass tacks. The entire horn is painted red to...
    • Wounded Head's Wolf-Skin

    • Indians of North America; Talismans; Hides & skins; Fur;
    • This talisman was meant only to be worn in battle and in such circumstances was tied to its wearer's scalp-lock. The buckskin seen here was added later by L. V. McWhorter in an attempt to preserve the aging relic.
    • Helping Another's Calendar String

    • Indians of North America; Cotton; Beads;
    • This string was made by hand from wild hemp. Days are represented by knots, Sundays by a small white bead, and moons by a larger bead. Deaths of tribe members are marked by red beads while the death of her husband is represented by a wampum bead....

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