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Painted by Hiamovi (High Chief) and his wife Wowesta (White Buffalo Woman), Cheyenne Indians.

A. 1. Painted by Hiamovi, is a case for a bow and arrows. It was slung on the back by passing the loop over one shoulder. The bow was carried in the long upper part of the case, the arrows in the shorter part below, the claws of the mountain-lion hung down as ornaments.

A. 2. Painted by Hiamovi, is a screen ornamented with porcupine-quill work. Such screens were tipi decorations in old times, and hung on the tipi-wall back of the bed.

B. Painted by Wowesta, is a bag of buffalo-hide, painted and decorated with buckskin fringe. Such bags were used for carrying wild cherries.

C. Painted by Hiamovi, is a head-dress case in which was carried the war-bonnet or other head-dress; upon the case are painted deer-tracks and stars. D., E. Painted by Wowesta, are satchels of painted buffalo-hide (parfleches).

F. Painted by Hiamovi, is a satchel of buffalo-hide decorated with porcupine-quill work, and black horsehair trimmings.

G. Painted by Hiamovi, is a chief’s pipe. The bowl is of pipe-stone, the stem is of wood decorated with bead-work with streamers of buckskin and horse-hair.