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Native American Indian Buffalo Hunting

Lithograph entitled: "The buffalo chase, singling out." Although the Plains Indians hunted other animals, such as elk or antelope, bison was the primary game food source. Before their adoption of guns, the Plains Indians hunted with spears, bows and arrows, and various forms of clubs. The use of horses by the Plains Indians made hunting easier giving them the means and speed to stampede or overtake the bison. They reduced the length of their bows to three feet to accommodate their use on horseback. In the summer, many tribes gathered for hunting in one place. The main hunting seasons were fall, summer, and spring. In winter harsh snow and mighty blizzards made it almost impossible to kill the bison.

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Native American Indian Buffalo Hunting

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Lithograph entitled: "The buffalo chase, singling out." Although the Plains Indians hunted other animals, such as elk or antelope, bison was the primary game food source. Before their adoption of guns, the Plains Indians hunted with spears, bows and arrows, and various forms of clubs. The use of horses by the Plains Indians made hunting easier giving them the means and speed to stampede or overtake the bison. They reduced the length of their bows to three feet to accommodate their use on horseback. In the summer, many tribes gathered for hunting in one place. The main hunting seasons were fall, summer, and spring. In winter harsh snow and mighty blizzards made it almost impossible to kill the bison.

Personalities:

CURRIER & IVES • CURRIER AND IVES

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4159 x 2702 px | 32.2 MB

Print size:

35.2 x 22.9 cm | 13.9 x 9.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • AIMING • AMERICA • AMERICAN BISON • AMERICAN BUFFALO • AMERICAN INDIAN • AMERICAN INDIANS • AMERICAN • AMERICAN-INDIAN • ARC • ARCH • ARCHES • ARCHWAY • ARCO • ARMS: BOW AND ARROW • ARROW • ARROWS • ART • ARTWORK • BISON CHASE • BISON HUNT = HUNTING BISON • BISON HUNT • BISON HUNTING • BISON • BOW (WEAPON) • BOW AND ARROW • BOW • BUFFALO CHASE • BUFFALO HUNT • BUFFALO HUNTING • BUFFALO • CURRIER & IVES • CURRIER AND IVES • DRAWING • FIRST PEOPLE • FOOD SOURCE • GATEWAY • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HORSEBACK • HUNTER • HUNTING BISON • ILLUSTRATION • INDIAN • INDIANS (AMERICAN) • INDIGENOUS AMERICAN • INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAN • INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS • INDIO • LITHOGRAPH • MALE • MAN • MEN • MOUNTED ON HORSE • NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN • NATIVE AMERICAN • NATIVE AMERICANS • NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN • PDC BOOK • PLAINS INDIANS • PRIMARY FOOD SOURCE • RIDING HORSE • SADDLE HORSE • SHOOTING • SINGLING OUT • UNITED STATES • US • USA