Sean Redmond

The Field Museum expands its already impressive Native American collection with a special showcase on the Crow people, a group that originated in the Ohio Valley before joining with the Hidatsa tribe along the Missouri River. A vision of the "sacred plant" led them to migrate west under their leader, No Intestines, where they eventually settled in the Bighorn Mountains and began cultivating tobacco. They then established secret tobacco societies and became the "Apsáalooke," a community of hunters, warriors and nomads. "Travels of the Crow" sheds light on these individuals and their unique culture through a number of artifacts, pictures and a short video by George Reed, Jr., head of the Cultural Committee of the Crow Nation. Relics include eagle feather and bison headdresses, bison and deerhide shield covers and elaborately decorative horse regalia. Used to adorn the women's horses during camp breaking ceremonies, the equestrian accoutrements include stirrups, saddle, cradleboard and collar, and each is embellished with a vibrant array of red, pink, blue and yellow beadwork. The walls are lined with pictures of other cultural goods, displaying stone dice games, instruments used during tobacco society meetings and other unique items that further illuminate the opulence of this Northwest tribal nation.

"Travels of the Crow: Journey of an Indian Nation" shows at the Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore, (312)922-9410.

(2007-08-07)

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