Museum seeks bison skulls on Nov. 14

Posted 11/3/20

An event to measure local bison skulls — which had been set to take place at the Homesteader Museum on Halloween — has been postponed. It’s now scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on …

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Museum seeks bison skulls on Nov. 14

Meeteetse Museums Director of Education and Programs Amy Phillips measures a bison crania while Director of Collections Alex Deselms enters the measurements into the database. Museum personnel will be measuring skulls at the Homesteader Museum on Nov. 14.

Photo courtesy Meeteetse Museums

Personnel at the Meeteetse Museums have been measuring various bison skulls and crania from around the Big Horn Basin in recent weeks. Meeteetse Museums is seeking bison skulls and crania collected around the Big Horn Basin.

Photos courtesy Meeteetse Museums

Posted Tuesday, November 3, 2020 8:10 am

An event to measure local bison skulls — which had been set to take place at the Homesteader Museum on Halloween — has been postponed. It’s now scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Personnel from the Meeteetse Museums will visit the Homesteader Museum to measure bison skulls and crania. Anyone with a bison skull or crania that was found within the Big Horn Basin is invited to bring it to the Powell museum.

Any residents who cannot make it to the event can take their bison skulls to the Meeteetse Museums if they make an appointment by calling 307-868-2423 or emailing programs@meeteetsemuseums.org.

Measuring each specimen takes roughly 10 to 15 minutes, depending on its completeness. While staff members are measuring the bison, owners will be asked to fill out a sheet providing “as much information on the bison as possible.” Skulls of all sizes and completeness are welcome.

Bison of the Big Horn Basin is a project of the Meeteetse Museums to learn more about historic and prehistoric bison of the area. The more skulls the museum can measure, the more researchers will be able to learn.