"In the Beginning" by Fred Olds. From postcard from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum.

The importance of rawhide

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III: · Page 3.9
Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 3.9
Material type
Newspaper Article (Photograph / Image)
Description
Describes the process of acquiring rawhide from various animals in mid-summer. There are many uses for rawhide such as creating containers, cradles, buckets, baskets, and even ceremonial items. Rawhide is so versatile that Native people still use them today.
Author or creator
Walter Crowshoe
Subjects and names
Rawhide, process, Indian, Native people, creating, ceremonial items, baskets, animals

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