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Olivia WeitzThe “The Call of the Wild” book and other materials are part of the Phillip R. Goodwin collection at the McCracken Research Library at the Center of the West. -
Olivia WeitzToday, “Two Years Before the Mast” is largely seen as an adventure tale. But when it was published in 1840, people read it to see what California was like.
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Travois were used to carry items like the cover for the teepee, food and clothing. -
A Blackfeet artist hand sewed thousands of beads on a buffalo hide to make a face covering for a horse. -
Some Plains Indian cultures used elk teeth to decorate clothing and make jewelry. One example is a 1890 Crow red wool dress made for a child that has dozens of elk teeth on it that are considered ivory. -
A beaded bag by a Northern Arapaho and Cattaraugus Seneca artist uses beadwork to create an image of a Shoshone woman. -
A cradleboard at the Plains Indian Museum uses beadwork to share the sacred story of the prairie crocus and the legendary figure called Wapee. -
The western meadowlark is one of the birds featured in the Draper Natural History Museum. Wyoming was the first state to make the meadowlark its state bird in 1927. -
The birds have long beaks they use to scarf up ants and beetles on the forest floor, or they drum on tree bark to find bugs. -
The Draper Natural History Museum is leading a research project to document pinyon jay habitat, nesting and feeding patterns in the Bighorn Basin. -
Pocket gophers get their name from their large fur-lined pockets used to store food. -
While ice patches preserve objects intact for long periods of time, the Draper Natural History Museum Curatorial Assistant said as soon as the ice melts things decay quickly. That’s why some objects in the exhibit are replicas.
