. The Arapaho. Arapaho Indians; Arapaho art; Symbolism in art; Picture-writing, Indian; Indians of North America; Indians of North America. I 24 Bulletin American Museum 0/ Natural History. [Vol. XVIII, triangles represent tents. The obtuse triangles are moun- tains. Of the colors on these latter, the green represents forests; the red, foot-hills; the blue, rocks; and the white, sand. The two large white areas represent snow. On the back, the square formed by the four green lines along the edges is the whole earth. The two diagonals are rivers. The crosses are the morning star. On the triangul
. The Arapaho. Arapaho Indians; Arapaho art; Symbolism in art; Picture-writing, Indian; Indians of North America; Indians of North America. I 24 Bulletin American Museum 0/ Natural History. [Vol. XVIII, triangles represent tents. The obtuse triangles are moun- tains. Of the colors on these latter, the green represents forests; the red, foot-hills; the blue, rocks; and the white, sand. The two large white areas represent snow. On the back, the square formed by the four green lines along the edges is the whole earth. The two diagonals are rivers. The crosses are the morning star. On the triangular flap serving as cover, the two crosses are. Fig. 37 (tfift). Design on Rawhide Bag. Width of bag, 44 cm. Fig. 38 (/f'V). Design on Raw- hide Bag. Width of bag, ao cm. again the morning star, the two border-lines forming an angle are the rainbow, a round hole in the hide near the corner of the cover is the sun, and two vertical lines proceed- ing from this hole are the rays of the sun. Fig. I of Plate xxiii shows a food-bag. On the front, the straight lines enclosing the whole design represent 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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