The photograph shows a blue, circular, tassled Shoshone purse. On the purse is an embroidered image of a beehive with bees flying around it; two sego lily flowers frame it.

This link will take you to a video about the history of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation. The video discusses several important topics such as early relationships between Whites and the Shoshone Nation, the Bear River Massacre, and the general Shoshone history of the previous century.

The photograph shows a Chief of the Shoshone tribe, “Little Soldier”, holding a bow and arrows.

The photograph shows the Shoshone tribe at a dancing ceremony, where dancers wear a “Regalia”. Regalias are worn by dancers who can then create music by different items attached to their outfit.

The photograph shows five Shoshone Native Americans posing with a hunting rifle.