What's on

Highlight objects

A selection of highlight objects on display in the exhibition
Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American
honour and ritual.

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Returning the Gaze. Assiniboine dancer Kevin Haywahe with face paint, 2005. © Jeff Thomas.

Returning the Gaze © Jeff Thomas
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Blackfoot warrior society headdress, ermine tails and split horns, late 19th–early 20th century. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Blackfoot warrior society headdress
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Ledger drawing made by Tall Bear (Oglala Sioux), 1874. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Ledger drawing made by Tall Bear (Oglala Sioux)
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Buckskin shirt and leggings decorated with dyed porcupine quills, 19th century. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Buckskin shirt and leggings
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Human scalp stretched on wooden hoop wrapped with woven porcupine quills, early 18th century. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Human scalp stretched on wooden hoop