Lewis and Clark Adventure, Sacagawea (No. 723J)

Sacagawea, wife of trapper Charbonneau, was an important interpreter for the group. She was Shoshoni but had been captured by the Mandans. She taught Lewis and the Corps many things about natural foods and survival. Legend has it that her son, nicknamed "Pompey" was induced by snake bite so the trip could get underway. Here she carries her son in the traditional Hidatsa blanket wrap and warms herself in a painted skin robe.Sacagawea was also known as the bird woman, hence the eagles that decorate her border.