Friday Night Photos Travelogue Pt2 Edition

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One of the photo stops I made while I was in the Bay Area was at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville. When the museum opened in 1988 it was devoted exclusively to the automobile, but over the last ten years the menu has expanded to include exhibits of African art, Chinese art, the American West, and nature.
Tonight's menu item is the American West. The exhibit is split into two halves. One half is devoted to the Plains Indians and the other half to the white settlers. From a visual perspective I didn't find much of interest on the pale face half of the exhibit so all but the last photo are from the Plains Indian side, which I found to be more interesting.

Chiefs Headdress
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War Clubs . The plain looking clubs were used in hand to hand combat, the fancy looking clubs were used for ceremonies.
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Cheyenne Dog Soldier in war bonnet, war shirt, and leggings. Dog Soldiers were the elite military forces of the tribe.
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Peace Pipes and pipe bags. The Peace Pipe was shared to begin new friendships, celebrate rites of passage, validate agreements between parties, and bless and honor new endeavors.
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Close-up of shirt worn by Medicine Man/Woman. Some really fantastic handmade craftsmanship.
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The whole enchilada.
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"Getting My Steps In"
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Wedding Dress
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Ceremonial Drum
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Mobile Home
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The arrival of the covered wagon and its occupants marked the beginning of the end for the Plains Indians and their way of life.
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this is a video I put together about 10 years ago when The Evening Blues was still over at Daily Kos.

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@JtC
Great video you put together. I love all the artwork you found. It definitely fits in.

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@JtC have been on a roll for a very long time.

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981

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it would help to re-establish my faith in health care
great series of Native dress and customs photos
enriching experience!

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question everything

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@QMS
I don't know if my faith would be re-established in health care if my medicine woman arrived in that get-up, but I sure would appreciate and admire all the work that went into making it.

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Hi all, Hey SP!

GREAT photos SP! Very cool artifacts! Awesome stuff. Always great to see. Love their craftwork! It is always hard to shoot in displays too. At least to me.

Thanks for the OT. Back in a few with some pixels...

see ya shortly...

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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@dystopian
I had a little help from Photoshop to assist in cleaning up some of the annoying lights and glare.

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Hi all,

Here's a couple cars at the 'show' last weekend that might have been somewhat Halloween themed. Or it could just be the people here in this quirky townlet.

A '72 Monte Carlo.
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Beautiful interior, and a fine couple in it...
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1941 Chevy Hearse
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waiting for a call...
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The navigator I guess...
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Note rib count and jaw structure eliminates hominid.

Thanks again for the OT, SP!

If I had time I grab "Apache" for a song... Wink

happy trails all!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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@dystopian
I like the Halloween theme and occupants from your locale car show. Our weekly locale car show season just ended and won't start up again until April.

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@dystopian

Imagine seeing someone with that long bone off the heel.

If anyone looks at my jawbone after death they will expect that I went through some significant pain. Still has the wires in many places too. Yeah it hurt. Best thing for jaw pain is losing all your teeth.

Only hurts now when I try to eat chicken or chew gum.

Smile

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mother was born in OK 20 years after statehood. She was of German descent with a very heavy sprinkling of Native American Cherokee mixed in. Man, the stories she and my maternal grandmother would tell, especially of the Tragic Trail of Tears. I grew up with a great love of nature and enormous respect for all Native Americans, be they Sioux, Cheyenne, Cherokee, Seminole, Pueblo, Nez Perce, etc. They were smarter than the whites for sure. I love their clothing, jewelry, philosophies, healers, you name it. Then, on my Dad's side: 3rd generation Irish. The Irish were not initially welcomed warmly by the WASPs. What a Heinz 57 mix. I'm proud of it. Smile I also like the Halloween cars c/o dystopian. Welp, thank god, the election ends Tuesday!! I voted early with no hassles. I am sick of the for-profit media political noize, that's for sure! Hope all is well with everyone. Rec'd!!

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Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.

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@orlbucfan
Small world. My mom was first gen German and my dad was Irish. The Native Americans understood the importance of living in harmony with the land and to make sure it was there for future generations. Us pale faces, not so much. I'll drop off my ballot on Tue at the drop box at the locale branch library.

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