A Gallery of Various Shoshone Items

This gallery features a variety of different kinds of decorated items attributed to Shoshones.  This includes a fabulous hide scraper handle, made from elk anter and complete with trade steel scraper blade, a large bone whistle or flute, clubs, an eagle feather headdress, and utility implements.

The Shoshone objects below are incised, beaded, or otherwise decorated with colors that probably reflect family identity.  Click on thumbnails to see larger image and provenance/source.