Hawk had seen it told as a series of pictures on buffalo hides.
Until the late 19th century, winter counts were recorded on buffalo hides.
In 1875 his attention was called to the dressing of fur skins, such as buffalo hides.
He also started a business which included trading for buffalo hides.
In 1870, a new technique for tanning buffalo hides became commercially available.
Originally, Indians made their winter robes from buffalo hides, she said.
The post was evidently a success; in the first three years, they collected over 13,000 buffalo hides.
The tepee cover typically was made from ten to twelve buffalo hides.
The interior featured an earth floor covered with buffalo hides.
When the industry began to collapse around 1850, they began a trade in buffalo hides.