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"Green River" knife and sheath

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Stephen Jewett, Non-Indian, 1844-1916  Search this
Object Name:
"Green River" knife and sheath
Media/Materials:
Metal knife, hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, stitched
Dimensions:
55 x 8 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
1/3959
Barcode:
013959.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fb0af8bb-4dd0-4c03-85f0-4a81e4688e87
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14787
Online Media:

2015.0020- Postcard of Hollow Horn Bear's funeral

Collection Collector:
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph
Container:
Photo-folder 2015.0020
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Date:
1913
Scope and Contents:
Gelatin silver postcard photographed by E. L. Woodin on March 16, 1913 and depicts the funeral of Chief Mato He Hlogeca, also known as Hollow-Horn Bear of the Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux) tribe. The photograph depicts pallbearers carrying a casket out of St. Paul's Church (now St. Augustine Church) on 15th and V streets, NW in Washington, DC. Behind the casket are six American Indian Chiefs (although only one is visible) and include Richard Wallace [Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)], John Carl (Chippewa/Ojibwa), Thomas L. Sloan (Omaha), P.H. Kennerly (Blackfeet), J.N.B. Hewitt (Seneca), and Joseph Craig (Umatilla).

A handwritten description about Hollow Horn Bear's death and funeral is on the back of the photograph, possibly written by the photographer.
Provenance:
The photograph was donated by Kai Schafft in 2015.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); General Photograph collections, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
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General Photograph collections
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv489646d87-1699-42d1-a901-04c066ca5d0b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-999-ref3

Acorns

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Acorns
Media/Materials:
Nut/nuts
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Food and Foodstuffs
Place:
Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
15/2104
Barcode:
152104.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Food and Foodstuffs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws667b6804e-8cdc-4b83-b40e-e24a6905708f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_163333
Online Media:

Afraid of Eagle (Sicangu Lakota/Brulé Sioux)

Extent:
1 Photographic print
Container:
Box 41, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Date:
5 July 1904
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 59, Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.59, Item 03142900
See more items in:
Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans
Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans / Series 1: Copyright claimants A-Z / Wallace, H.J.
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3233c1f4c-7179-46cd-93fa-3cc36b748025
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-59-ref10139

Afraid of Eagle (Sicangu Lakota/Brulé Sioux)

Extent:
1 Photographic print
Container:
Box 33, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Date:
10 September 1898
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 59, Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.59, Item 03142800
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Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans
Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans / Series 1: Copyright claimants A-Z / Rinehart, Frank Albert
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw303031241-adc1-4e50-8c2b-3861af879c5f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-59-ref8562

Albert Two Bear and brother

Collection Photographer:
Jennerson, Horace G.  Search this
Bratley, J. H. (Jesse H.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print
Container:
Photo-folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Date:
1902
Scope and Contents:
Outdoor portrait of Albert Two Bear ([Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)], on left, and his brother. According to the caption on the back of the print, Albert is a policeman. Photographed on the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Some images restricted: Cultural Sensitivity
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Horace G. Jennerson collection, catalog #; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.224, Item P20981
See more items in:
Horace G. Jennerson collection
Horace G. Jennerson collection / Series 1: Portraits
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4276adb75-f844-49e1-b2c6-69c2816b46b3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-224-ref37

Alexander Gardner photographs of Fort Laramie during treaty negotiations

Creator:
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this
Names:
Sioux Nation. Treaties, etc. United States, 1868, November 7  Search this
Extent:
8 Stereographs (albumen)
Culture:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Yanktonnai Nakota (Yankton Sioux)  Search this
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux)  Search this
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
Date:
circa 1868
Scope and Contents note:
Images of people and United States peace commissions in and around Fort Laramie during treaty negotiations with Plains tribes in 1868. The collection includes images of Major Grimes, a surgeon Schnell, and A. S. H. White (Secretary of the 1868 treaty).
Biographical/Historical note:
Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) was a Scottish immigrant who first worked as an assistant to photographer Matthew Brady. He accompanied the 1868 Peace Commission to Fort Laramie for treaty negotiations between the United States government and the Oglala, Miniconjou, Brulé, Yanktonai, and Arapaho tribes.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 2000-10
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional Gardner photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 90-1, and the BAE historical negatives.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 2000-10, Alexander Gardner photographs of Fort Laramie during treaty negotiations, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.2000-10
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a07a0982-addc-4105-92be-2e02f13b1279
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-2000-10

Alice Search the Enemy

Collection Photographer:
Jennerson, Horace G.  Search this
Bratley, J. H. (Jesse H.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print
Container:
Photo-folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Date:
1902
Scope and Contents:
Portrait of Alice Search the Enemy [Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)], wife of AlbertTwo Bear's brother. Photographed on the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Some images restricted: Cultural Sensitivity
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Horace G. Jennerson collection, catalog #; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.224, Item P20983
See more items in:
Horace G. Jennerson collection
Horace G. Jennerson collection / Series 1: Portraits
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4ae5ebc24-b7fa-464e-8310-e2e556d755c3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-224-ref39

Anderson, John Alvin

Culture:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 59, Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans
Library of Congress Copyright Office photographs of Native Americans / Series 1: Copyright claimants A-Z
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a44f5f6f-572d-43ca-8662-f4b479f15bd5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-59-ref7046

Armband

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Captain William I. Lander (William Ijams Lander), Non-Indian, 1885-1928  Search this
Donor:
Helen Bloom Lander (Mrs. William I. Lander), Non-Indian, 1885-1946  Search this
Object Name:
Armband
Media/Materials:
Porcupine quills
Techniques:
Quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
16/5739
Barcode:
165739.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b556ea7a-5391-49ab-a091-a4c73f51262e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_177575
Online Media:

Armband

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922  Search this
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Donor:
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Armband
Media/Materials:
Porcupine quills
Techniques:
Quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
18/4437
Barcode:
184437.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ff530fb5-076e-4e87-b002-37628c3b156f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_197274
Online Media:

Armband

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Armband
Media/Materials:
Glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Strung
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
20/1328
Barcode:
201328.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bbef9095-d359-42de-8b92-af09b6fb9fc3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_215010
Online Media:

Armband

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Armband
Media/Materials:
Glass bead/beads, cowrie shell/shells
Techniques:
Strung
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
20/1329
Barcode:
201329.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6df38d1b5-f624-40d0-b0ee-a557bc4e3465
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_215011
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Possible owner:
Natalie Curtis Burlin, Non-Indian, 1875-1921  Search this
Previous owner:
Bridgham Curtis (B. Curtis), Non-Indian, ca. 1877-1952  Search this
Donor:
Bridgham Curtis (B. Curtis), Non-Indian, ca. 1877-1952  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Wood, feather/feathers, iron point, sinew, paint
Techniques:
Carved, incised, wrapped, painted
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
16/5538
Barcode:
165538.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fec3f2d3-7167-47e2-8e2f-7c5f9daa7583
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_177338
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922  Search this
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Donor:
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Stone, wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
18/4431
Barcode:
184431.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6205038a9-6d56-48c4-8870-c4583d17dac3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_197268
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922  Search this
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Donor:
Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Stone, wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
18/4432
Barcode:
184432.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65e5a52c4-feed-46f0-bad2-5404728ad61e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_197269
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Iron point, wood
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
20/1317
Barcode:
201317.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws636b10359-b620-4bdb-bec6-f3dd783da60c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_214997
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Iron point, wood
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
20/1317
Barcode:
201317.001
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f486a04d-70c3-433a-9af7-0f286d6b2336
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_214998
Online Media:

Awl

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
William C. Orchard, Non-Indian, 1860-1948  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum)  Search this
Object Name:
Awl
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone, iron point
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
2/8796
Barcode:
028796.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6679116be-38d1-44fb-9d40-9eae58c1e461
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_30822
Online Media:

Awl case

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930  Search this
Previous owner:
Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930  Search this
Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941  Search this
Donor:
Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941  Search this
Object Name:
Awl case
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Bead-wrapped , lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Sewing Tools and Equipment
Place:
Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
13/6489
Barcode:
136489.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Sewing Tools and Equipment
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws606e9289b-4f99-4c21-bf5e-2b8100ef1d9e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_146880
Online Media:

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