{"id":267,"date":"2013-08-27T03:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=267"},"modified":"2014-06-15T05:17:52","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T05:17:52","slug":"our-world-contrasts-inside-the-museum-at-woolaroc-part-deaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=267","title":{"rendered":"Our World – Contrasts inside the Museum at Woolaroc – Part Deaux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I posted<\/a> about SuperPizzaBoy and I driving to Woolaroc<\/a> as part of a road trip and it was kind of crowded because of the Phillips Petroleum Employee picnic. That post was focused mainly on the critters of Woolaroc. Woolaroc is the former ranch, country home, and private museum of oilman Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum Company.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This week’s emphasis is on the museum and other inside displays at Woolaroc.That is the the thing about Woolaroc, it has a great museum planted in the middle of what is essientially a working bison and longhorn cattle ranch out in the middle of nowhere. Don’t count on too many bars when you are there.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ve been to Woolaroc many times and I still find new stuff at the museum. It takes several trips for me before I figure out what a museum is all about.  What struck me this trip was the contrasts I saw. Especially that of Native Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is the Native American as great and feared warriors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And as a defeated people longing for the wonderful past.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is the Native American as the friendly, spiritual guide to children.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And as savage warriors kicking some major Custer butt at Little Bighorn.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As participants in wild pagan dances.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And performing fine arts in bucolic settings.<\/span>

<\/span>These are all romantic views and I think the truth is lost somewhere in there. I didn’t think about it at the time but I don’t recall too many, if any, art pieces by Native Americans on display at the museum. I can tell you that Native American culture including  is alive and all about the now. <\/span>

<\/span>The other contrast I noticed were in the Pioneer Woman statues<\/a>. Back in 1927, E.W. Marland a wealthy oilman commissioned twelve sculptors to come up with representations of a Pioneer Woman. The twelve entries were displayed all around the USA.  I didn’t take pictures of all of them but the winner was something like this one. A schoolmarmish tough woman. And, I’m sure those pioneer women way back when were tough. You know, no facebook, no pedicure places, or mothers day out or any of that other stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Below gets my vote evvery time. Don’t ask me why.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The other thing about visiting museums often is that after a while you start seeing things you never noticed before. For example three things that will put me to sleep real fast in western museums are displays about guns, barbed wire, and spurs. I mean really who cares? Well I noticed the spurs this time. For example the following. Okay stay awake with me okay. I know it is a real snoozer. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The below was called a “Gal Leg” Spur. I didn’t get it right at first.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I had passed by that display 20 times over the years and never noticed it. So now, you and I both know about Gal Leg Spurs. There are dozens of varieties.<\/span>

<\/span>That’s all for now folks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our World Tuesday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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