Artifacts
NECKLACE
Cheyenne
Leather, beads, shells
On loan from the Plains Indians & Pioneers Museum
This necklace was made for Wymola Hedges by her grandmother, Mary Whitehorse. It was part of a larger set of regalia worn at powwows from 1978 to 1990.
PAIR OF MOCCASINS
Cheyenne
Leather, beads
On loan from the Plains Indians & Pioneers Museum
This pair of moccasins was made for Wymola Hedges by her grandmother, Mary Whitehorse, when Hedges was 12 or 13 years old. This is another piece of the handmade set of regalia worn between 1978 to 1990, which prominently features green beading - Hedges' favorite color.
