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• Apsáalooke artist
• 1920s
• Painted rawhide
• The L. D and Ruth Bax Collection at the Denver Art Museum, 1985.84

Apsáalooke horse gear includes a case serving to hold a feathered headdress. The long fringe attached to this example is a decorative element that also serves to brush away insects such as flies when tied to the side of a horse.