ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Oftentimes, stories would be recorded on buffalo skins. These stories were written in symbols known as pictographs.

Detailed explanation-2: -For thousands of years, Native Americans relied heavily on bison for their survival and well-being, using every part of the bison for food, clothing, shelter, tools, jewelry and in ceremonies. The decimation of millions of bison in the 1800s was pivotal in the tragic devastation of Indian people and society.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is used for items where its thinness is a virtue, such as book covers, gloves and lightweight clothing. Buffalo leather is thick, supple and extremely strong, making it ideal for weight bearing products such as bags.

Detailed explanation-4: -The painted hides served as tipi coverings, clothing, and bedding. As robes, they were worn with the warm fur on the inside against the body, the painted side on the outside, and traditionally wrapped around the body with the head end to the left.

Detailed explanation-5: -Another name for these animals is “tatanka.” Tatanka is the Lakota word for bison. Bison are incredibly important in Lakota culture; the Lakota are traditionally nomadic and would have spent their lives following bison before Euro-Americans settled the West.