Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West

Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West

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Monday, Oct 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Western Spirit Museum
Join us as for “Gift to Honor Chief Henry Red Cloud,” pipes that belonged to Chief Red Cloud, will be gifted to his descendent, by Chairman Ridenour of the Board of Trustees
Tickets are $30 donation https://t.co/bXF0M8Gz5V

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There's still time to reserve your spot for tomorrow's program with author and Toadlena Trading Post Owner Mark Winter!

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Join us Wednesday, April 12 at 11a.m. for a presentation with The Curtis Legacy Foundation (John and Coleen Graybill) and The Descendants Project! FREE with museum admission!

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Reserve your seat today! Join us for an exciting program about the history of Navajo weaving and the Toadlena Trading Post with speaker Mark Winter.

Thursday, April 6
6:00 – 7:30 P.M.
Free with Museum Admission

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Join us at Western Spirit on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. Don’t miss the live entertainment, great food, and auction of great art, stunning jewelry, and getaway trips!

To Learn more and purchase your tickets, visit: https://t.co/4XA8EIKoRO

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Save the date for Saddle Up III on October 15, 2022. We have lined up some stellar entertainment, including Emmy Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter Jim Salestrom and more!

For more information or purchase tickets, visit: https://t.co/d0v154EAzT

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A parfleche is a suitcase that Native Americans made in order to protect clothing, small tools, and food when traveling. Created from rawhide, parfleches were about two feet by three feet in size.

Credit: Central Plains - Cheyenne, Parfleche Envelopes. 1880. Rawhide, pigment.

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Now on view: Kids in Focus - A New Lens on Life

Plan a visit to Western Spirit to view the exhibit located in the Orme Lewis & Family, Old West - New West Gallery Bridge. For more info visit: https://t.co/7L12kCGnSJ

📸: Malachi, TV Horse. Image provided by @KidsinFocusPHX

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Congratulations to @SmoWest for being ranked among @TrueWestMag’s 2022 Top Western Museums. “Western Spirit is a true treasure—not just for the Phoenix area, but also for the West,” says True West executive editor Bob Boze Bell. https://t.co/p1XXZwXaTF

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Captain Adam H. Bogardus popularized trapshooting and invented a machine that propelled feather-filled glass balls into the air, replacing birds as targets. Captain Bogardus shot 5,000 glass balls during an exhausting eight-hour exhibition, breaking all but 163 targets.

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A hunter imitates a moose call using this old-style birchbark device to amplify the sound.

📸: Edward S. Curtis, The Moose Hunter - Cree, 1926.

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The wikiup is a typical winter shelter and was 12 to 14 ft in diameter. A shallow pit was dug, willow poles set close together around it, bent over and bound at top. Battens were lashed around outside and many courses of dry grass applied.

📸: Edward S. Curtis, A Mono Home, 1924

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Are you looking for ways to beat the AZ heat? Plan a trip to stop by Western Spirit!🤠

Thanks, @Redfin for recommending us as one of the destinations for things to do in Phx! See more of Redfin's recommendations for exciting things to do in Phx, visit: https://t.co/LP1fEcHbcY

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A Hopi Man, 1921. Photogravure. Vol 12, Portfolio Plate no. 420

Geronimo - Apache, 1905. Platinum

A Piegan Dandy, 1900. Photogravure. Vol 6, Portfolio Plate no. 208

Chaiwa - Tewa, 1921. Photogravure. Vol 12, Portfolio Plate no. 414

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Happy World Photography Day!
In honor of today, check out a few of these incredible portraits on view in our current exhibition: "Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis."

Photograph credits listed in the replies📸

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