The fingers were those of famous enemies, noted for their superior courage and bravery, whom the Cheyennes had killed in battle during their various wars.
Necklace of Human Fingers. Cheyenne Medicine Man.
Tag: First Nation
Scalp Shirt of Little Big Man. Chief of the Lakota Oglala-Sioux. c. 1897
Scalp Shirt of the Chief of the Lakota Oglala-Sioux. It had (perhaps) once belonged to the great chief of the Sioux, Crazy Horse, or had at least been worn by him.
Osceola, a Seminole Leader, son of a Creek chief who was killed in a 1808
Osceola, a Seminole Indian, was the son of a Creek chief who was killed in a 1808 battle with U.S. troops.
