Strange Ranchfellows

Sure, the taming of the West was filled with bloody shootouts, senseless massacres and tragic mass exoduses. But as illustrated in Western Style: A Convergence of Cultures, an exhibit at the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, 987½ Lookout Mountain Road in Golden, it also entailed a fascinating intermingling of Indian, Hispanic and Anglo cultures — not to mention some pretty nifty duds. "People often look at the conflict in the West; it was also this peaceful convergence of culture," says museum director Steve Friesen. "We are trying to explore how each of these cultures borrowed from and influenced each other."

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You can see for yourself at the exhibit, which traces cross-cultural stylings from late-nineteenth-century Navajo necklaces influenced by Hispanic silverworking techniques to contemporary sneakers bedecked in Indian beads — a technique that's destined to be appropriated by Nike. Museum tickets cost $3 for adults; for more information call 303-526-0744 or go to www.buffalobill.org.
Oct. 14-Sept. 14, 2007