. The Arapaho. Arapaho Indians; Arapaho art; Symbolism in art; Picture-writing, Indian; Indians of North America; Indians of North America. 1902.] Kroeber, The Arapaho. 135 tents. The two long red areas along the sides of the design are the red of evening. The diamond in the centre is called the navel, and therefore a person. There are three small red figures in this diamond. The one in the very centre repre- sents the person' owning the case; the two at the corners of the diamond represent human beings. In general pattern,. Fig. 44 (^A). Cover of a Shield. Diam., 28 cm. Fig. 45 (rSSs). Design
. The Arapaho. Arapaho Indians; Arapaho art; Symbolism in art; Picture-writing, Indian; Indians of North America; Indians of North America. 1902.] Kroeber, The Arapaho. 135 tents. The two long red areas along the sides of the design are the red of evening. The diamond in the centre is called the navel, and therefore a person. There are three small red figures in this diamond. The one in the very centre repre- sents the person' owning the case; the two at the corners of the diamond represent human beings. In general pattern,. Fig. 44 (^A). Cover of a Shield. Diam., 28 cm. Fig. 45 (rSSs). Design on a Crup- per. Length of de- sign, 47 cm. this cylindrical case resembles the average parfieche more than it does the average medicine-case. An Arapaho medicine-case with a fourth kind of design is in the Field Columbian Museum of Chicago. The figures on this resemble bear-foot symbols. A piece of rawhide used to cover a shield is shown in Fig. .44. The Jarge cross or star-shaped figure in the middle repre- sents the morning star. All the triangles on the shield are tents. The circles, both inner and outer, represent the sun. The round black spots represent bullets, evidently those, that the shield is intended to'stop. 1 This may possibly mean the spirit-person that owns or inhabits 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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