. The Arapaho. Arapaho Indians; Arapaho art; Symbolism in art; Picture-writing, Indian; Indians of North America; Indians of North America. 1902.] Kroeber, The Arapaho. 51 Fig. 7, a, represents one of a pair of armlets covered with beadwork. Such armlets or sleeve-holders are generally worn chiefly on gala occasions; that is, at dances. The red and green bisected squares represent black beetles with hard elytra. Small loops of beads along the edge represent worms or maggots. The large beads on the two attached strings rep-. Fig. 7, a (,%), b (iSSj), c (^,). Armlets. resent ants. These various
. The Arapaho. Arapaho Indians; Arapaho art; Symbolism in art; Picture-writing, Indian; Indians of North America; Indians of North America. 1902.] Kroeber, The Arapaho. 51 Fig. 7, a, represents one of a pair of armlets covered with beadwork. Such armlets or sleeve-holders are generally worn chiefly on gala occasions; that is, at dances. The red and green bisected squares represent black beetles with hard elytra. Small loops of beads along the edge represent worms or maggots. The large beads on the two attached strings rep-. Fig. 7, a (,%), b (iSSj), c (^,). Armlets. resent ants. These various insects were represented because they are constantly moving and crawling, just as the people travelled and roamed over the earth. One of another pair of armlets is shown in Fig. 7,6. The figure of a bird represents both an eagle (on account of the crooked beak) and a swallow (on account of the forked tail). The squares, both blue and red, are stars. The white ground- work of beads represents haze or smoke; the blue beading at the edge represents clouds or the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960; Jesup Arapaho Expedition (1899-1901). New York : [Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History
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