Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Search Results

Collections Search Center
1,306 documents - page 1 of 66

Saddle-Trimmings

Collector:
James M. Haworth  Search this
Donor Name:
U.S. Department Of Interior  Search this
Culture:
Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) (?)  Search this
Fox (Meskwaki) (?)  Search this
Potawatomi (Bodewadmi, NeshnabĂ©) (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Crupper
Place:
United States, North America
Accession Date:
23 Feb 1894
Collection Date:
1873 to 1885
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
027833
USNM Number:
E168410-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3603abddb-c7da-4491-bf3d-ea571029236c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8348566
Online Media:

Ball-headed club

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Object Name:
Ball-headed club
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Place:
Iowa; USA
Catalog Number:
21/1316
Barcode:
211316.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a375303e-c599-47f1-a0cc-4f66382dbe2a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_225580
Online Media:

Lacrosse stick

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Previous owner:
Laura Carter, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Lacrosse stick
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Native Term:
a" tci'
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/5509
Barcode:
025509.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a2c75ad6-45ae-4b19-a15c-2de31a55457f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_27203
Online Media:

Tile

Culture/People:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Tamacraft, Inc. (Tama Craft/Tama Indian Crafts), 1955-1962  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Tile
Media/Materials:
Pottery, cork, ribbon, glaze, paint
Techniques:
Silkscreen printed, glazed, stamped
Dimensions:
15.2 x 10.7 x 0.8 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA
Date created:
1955-1962
Catalog Number:
26/998
Barcode:
260998.000
See related items:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws682e96bbf-577c-41f7-b4d6-f5f078128989
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_277093

Mat

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Previous owner:
Liza Martin, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Object Name:
Mat
Media/Materials:
Rush/rushes, cordage
Techniques:
Perforated, stitched
Dimensions:
142 x 475 cm
Object Type:
Furnishings (Home)
Native Term:
ha nak gun
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/6564
Barcode:
026564.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Furnishings (Home)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67fc4d4a5-8438-4c61-89de-db9540289973
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28208
Online Media:

Pipebag

Culture/People:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Previous owner:
Wa-gwu'-ni'-ha, Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Pipebag
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, fringed
Dimensions:
83 x 19 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Native Term:
the' mai ni' mu' ta"
Place:
Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1860
Catalog Number:
2/7824
Barcode:
027824.000
See related items:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws606aaf065-6f5d-4610-926f-af93a0b2c098
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_29643
Online Media:

Woman's skirt and blouse

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Marji Roane (Ke-toh-tha/Marjorie Ama Black Roane/Mrs. Samuel Roane), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1939-2013 and Sac and Fox Designs: Contemporary Native American Fashions  Search this
Donor:
June Madsen Burd (Mrs. L. Paul Burd), Non-Indian, 1925-2014  Search this
Previous owner:
June Madsen Burd (Mrs. L. Paul Burd), Non-Indian, 1925-2014  Search this
Previous seller:
Sac and Fox Designs: Contemporary Native American Fashions  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's skirt and blouse
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, cotton-synthetic cloth, ribbon, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd
Dimensions:
67.0 x 43.0 x 0.2 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Lakeville; Minnesota; USA
Date created:
circa 1978
Catalog Number:
26/8055
Barcode:
268055.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65ac91716-4cf5-4c78-b5fe-d300fbadb37a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_390933
Online Media:

Woman's skirt

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Marji Roane (Ke-toh-tha/Marjorie Ama Black Roane/Mrs. Samuel Roane), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1939-2013 and Sac and Fox Designs: Contemporary Native American Fashions  Search this
Donor:
June Madsen Burd (Mrs. L. Paul Burd), Non-Indian, 1925-2014  Search this
Previous owner:
June Madsen Burd (Mrs. L. Paul Burd), Non-Indian, 1925-2014  Search this
Previous seller:
Sac and Fox Designs: Contemporary Native American Fashions  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's skirt
Media/Materials:
Cotton-synthetic cloth, fabric paint, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, painted
Dimensions:
108.5 x 88.0 x 0.5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Lakeville; Minnesota; USA
Date created:
circa 1978
Catalog Number:
26/8058
Barcode:
268058.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fdd40854-87f3-4417-85f5-3fcd52c5fd04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_390956
Online Media:

Quirt

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Previous owner:
Joe Carter, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Quirt
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Native Term:
pu' si i yia" hi gun
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/5029
Barcode:
025029.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65a2404f6-2017-47fd-96f8-674223da908c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_26652
Online Media:

Man's breechcloth

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Previous owner:
Ne' no ka, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Man's breechcloth
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, cotton thread
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
135 x 45 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Native Term:
a thi' an
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
2/6428
Barcode:
026428.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Clothing/Garments
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65762d87b-4ad3-4370-8bd8-ab03ac099ef5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28063
Online Media:

Heddle with horse head finial

Culture/People:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Previous owner:
Ki' wa ta", Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Heddle with horse head finial
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
34 x 28 cm
Object Type:
Weaving tools/equipment
Native Term:
ci' pa hi' guni'
Place:
Iowa; USA
Date created:
circa 1860
Catalog Number:
2/7860
Barcode:
027860.000
See related items:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
Weaving tools/equipment
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62ab05468-72f2-4681-aa35-341951ff9c28
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_29680
Online Media:

Medicine bundle (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Previous owner:
Jim Scott, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Medicine bundle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Wood, cotton canvas
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles
Native Term:
me' thi' ni' nu'
Place:
Iowa; USA
Catalog Number:
2/7908
Barcode:
027908.000
See related items:
Meskwaki (Fox)
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws653878fce-54a0-4105-925d-ca676d411c8e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_29729

Medicine bundle (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Previous owner:
Aveline Givens (Eveline Givens), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Medicine bundle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Hide, cotton canvas, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Quill embroidered
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/8452
Barcode:
028452.000
See related items:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f35b8689-8022-4b19-8d7a-fca388a011fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_30262

MS 2997 Autobiography of Lucy Lasley, a Fox Indian woman, collected by Truman Michelson

Collector:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this
Creator:
Lasley, Lucy  Search this
Peters, Joe  Search this
Translator:
Poweshiek, Ida  Search this
Extent:
400 Items (ca. 400 pages)
Culture:
Fox  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Autobiographies
Manuscripts
Date:
1927 June
Scope and Contents:
Two notebooks containing an autobiography of Lucy Lasley, handwritten in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabary by Lasley and Joe Peters with an English translation by Ida Powesheik.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2997
Local Note:
This manuscript is not the same autobiography published in the 40th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Topic:
Fox language  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Autobiographies
Manuscripts
Citation:
Manuscript 2997, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2997
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34d103601-6bf2-404d-8223-a81e762e4bc8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2997
Online Media:

People

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (004 in x 002 in mounted on 004 in x 005 in)
Culture:
Fox  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Postcards
Date:
1921
Scope and Contents:
Alfred Kiyana, Age 45, Owner of Owl Sacred Pack, Standing with Truman Michelson
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00168100

OPPS NEG.BAE 56962
Local Note:
Published: the Owl Sacred Pack of the Fox Indians; Bul 72; Michelson, Truman; 1921, Opp Frontspiece
Black and white photoprint
Place:
Iowa -- Tama Reservation
Topic:
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Postcards
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Mw Sauk/Fox No # 00168100, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Midwest / Sauk/Fox
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3269fbfab-d1c1-45c6-96fe-c34c68094d20
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref5387

MS 2679 Miscellaneous ethnographic notes

Creator:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this
Names:
Le Claire, Antoine  Search this
Extent:
39 Pages
Culture:
Fox  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Place:
Tama (Iowa)
Date:
1915 and undated
Scope and Contents:
Includes: kinship terms; adoption feasts; gens festivals; Snail Dance; Victory Dance; Fox names of places, early Indian traders, and interpreters, moccasin game, Indian name of Antoine Le Claire's mother; notes on the Mide, Sisakayeweni, Wabanowiwen, Nanakawinatawinoni; lists of various rituals and dances belonging to different gentes; notes on those named after the White Deer (See Number 2239); notes on Squaw Dance, and so-called Worshipping Dance.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2679
Topic:
Kinship -- Fox  Search this
Names, Personal -- Fox  Search this
Adoption -- Fox  Search this
Place names -- Fox  Search this
Indian traders  Search this
Indian interpreters  Search this
Games -- Fox  Search this
Fox language  Search this
MidĂ©wiwin -- Fox Indians  Search this
Dance -- Fox  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2679, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2679
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f9c62cd3-437b-4613-84d1-c906a3048a6f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2679
Online Media:

MS 2678 Fox text by Oliver Lincoln of conversation

Creator:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this
Informant:
Lincoln, Oliver  Search this
Extent:
30 Pages
Culture:
Fox  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text by Oliver Lincoln of a conversation between two speakers marked "he" and "she." No translation present. The English words "love" and "engage" appear once each at the top of pages 1 and 15.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2678
Local Note:
Title updated from "Fox Indian conversation" 4/7/2014.
Topic:
Fox language  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2678, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2678
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw380fb7a2f-4f69-4282-a4b2-568944d1a7bd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2678
Online Media:

MS 1835 Fox text by Alfred Kiyana on the one who made the eagle sacred bundle

Collector:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this
Creator:
Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918  Search this
Translator:
Brown, Thomas, circa 1891-  Search this
Extent:
2 Notebooks (136 pages)
Culture:
Fox  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notebooks
Folklore
Narratives
Manuscripts
Date:
circa 1915
Scope and Contents:
Text in Meskwaki (Fox) handwritten in a notebook by Alfred Kiyana on the one who made the eagle sacred bundle. A second notebook contains an English translation by Thomas Brown.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1835
Local Note:
Title changed from "Eagle gens, and The one who made the Eagle Sacred Pack Legend and ethnology" 3/14/2014.
Other Archival Materials:
See Manuscript 1850 for additional texts and translations by Kiyana and Brown, most likely from the same period.
Topic:
Fox Indians -- Kinship  Search this
Fox language  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Medicine bundles  Search this
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Folklore
Narratives
Manuscripts
Citation:
Manuscript 1835, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1835
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f1e15d60-05ea-43aa-a4e3-b8c1544fcae7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1835
Online Media:

Necklace and trailer

Culture/People:
Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Possible collector:
Milford G. Chandler (M.G. Chandler), Non-Indian, 1889-1981  Search this
Previous owner:
Milford G. Chandler (M.G. Chandler), Non-Indian, 1889-1981  Search this
Seller:
Milford G. Chandler (M.G. Chandler), Non-Indian, 1889-1981  Search this
Object Name:
Necklace and trailer
Media/Materials:
Bear claw/claws (Grizzly bear), otter skin/fur, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, strung, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
138 x 12 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA
Date created:
circa 1860
Catalog Number:
14/1174
Barcode:
141174.000
See related items:
Meskwaki (Fox)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws606a57794-082d-4874-ba48-1110aea6a032
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_151674
Online Media:

James Madison peace medal (dated 1809)

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; used by the Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Subject:
President James Madison, Non-Indian, 1751-1836  Search this
Previous owner:
Ulyses/Ulysses S. Grant (Mechilega/Mesh-she-pach-quaw/Mesh-she-perk-quaw/Mecabewka/Micabekwa/Mecabekwa), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), ca. 1857-ca. 1915  Search this
Bessie Grant Morris, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1899-1977  Search this
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this
Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-  Search this
Previous seller:
Bessie Grant Morris, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1899-1977  Search this
Object Name:
James Madison peace medal (dated 1809)
Media/Materials:
Silver medal
Techniques:
Struck/minted
Dimensions:
7.58 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Philadelphia; Philadelphia County; Pennsylvania; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1809
Catalog Number:
24/1209
Barcode:
241209.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Adornment/Jewelry
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Potomac Atrium Ramp
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a2d3c676-ba7d-446e-8d33-650a14708a33
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_256878
Online Media:

Modify Your Search







or


Narrow By