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Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Drawings
Date:
1879-1880
Scope and Contents:
Drawings are of beadwork and other designs on articles used by the Winnebago, Omaha, Dakota, and possibly other Siouan tribes; 32 colored with watercolors; some have numbers or captions in Dorsey's hand.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS.4800: (3.0) [23]
Local Note:
Old number 939 (complete)
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Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Includes 3 pages of notes by J. N. B. Hewitt, May, 1926.
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"This letter was dictated by a man who speaks Omaha and Iowa, as well as Winnebago." Presumably collected by Dorsey in 1879-1880 among the Omahas.
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Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Described and pictured in Dorsey's "Osage Traditions," Bureau of American Ethnology Annual Report 6, pages 377-378.
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Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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These Omaha and Ponca myths; see "The Cegiha Language," Contributions to North American Ethnology VI, 1890, pages 41-42, and 77-78, and 82-83. These seem to be popularized versions.
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Social classes and societies -- Secret Society Search this
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Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Paper presented by Dorsey at 73rd Regular Meeting of Anthropological Society of Washington in 1883. Summary in Transactions of the Anthropological Society of Washington, volume III, 1885, pages 3-4. Also draft, titled "An Indian Secret Society" and notes on Osage secret society of seven degrees with parts of the Unun ucake, dictated by William P. Matthews
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Printed in The Cegiha Language, Contributions to North American Ethnology VI, page 399
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The collection consists of three (3) volumes of drawings collected by William Hazen around 1875. Two of the volumes are by Arikara artists; one volume is a by a Cheyenne prisoner at Fort Marion.
The collection was identified by the donor, Mildred Hazen, as Sioux material collected by her late husband Gen. William B. Hazen during his military service in the West. The original identification of these books as Sioux has been changed as the style of dress, body decoration, and hair are not consistent with that tribe. Two of the books are consistent with an identification as Arikara made by Candace Greene in 2004. During the 1870s many Arikara men enlisted as scouts with the U.S. Army and a number were posted at Fort Buford during the time that the collector was there. Both books contain pictures of friendly encounters with Army officers, and one (08510521) depicts an Indian scout in uniform. The third book has been identified as Cheyenne on authority of Karen Peterson and Ray DeMallie, Guide to Siouan Manuscripts (1969). Per Father Peter Powell (October 1971) the drawings are Cheyenne, probably by Cohoe and certainly by a Fort Marion prisoner. The Sun Dance scene was verified as Cheyenne by William Fletcher and Gordon Yellowman, Cheyenne Sun Dance priests, in 2000.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
William Babcock Hazen (1830-1887) was born in Vermont and spent his boyhood in Ohio. In 1855, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy ranked Twenty-eight in his class. Prior to the Civil War, Hazen served with the Fourth and Eighth Infantry regiments, earning distinctions in the field while fighting against Indians in Oregon and southwestern Texas. Hazen went on to serve in the Civil War, where he fought in the Battles of Shiloh and Bentonville. After the war, he served as Inspector General of the Department of the Platte and did a tour at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1869, he was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and later at Fort Smith, Arkansas, becoming Superintendent of Indian Affairs in 1870. While serving in this capacity, Hazen worked with various tribes in Oklahoma, including the Comanches and the Creeks. After publicly criticizing the role of the U.S. military in the Indian Wars, Hazen was posted to Fort Buford in Dakota Territory, where he stayed off and on from 1875 through 1880.
Historical Note:
Fort Marion, also known as Castillo de San Marco, is a stone fortress in St. Augustine, Florida. Between 1875 and 1878, seventy-two prisoners from the southern plains were incarcerated in the fort. Captain Richard Pratt supervised the prisoners during their incarceration at Fort Marion. The prisoners consisted of 27 Kiowas, 33 Cheyennes, 9 Comanches, 2 Arapahos, and a single Caddo. They were accused of participating in the recent Red River War, earlier hostilities, or both.
Exhibition and Publication Note:
Drawings from this collection were exhibited in: Visions of the People: A Pictorial History of Plain Indian Life, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, October 11, 1992 to January 3, 1993 and published in the accompanying catalog:
Maurer, Evan M. Visions of the People: A Pictorial History of Plains Indian Life. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1993.
Related Materials:
The Department of Anthropology object collections holds artifacts collected by Hazen under Accession 25748 and
Archives Center, National Museum of American History holds the William B. Hazen Papers, 1855-1909.
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
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Ledger drawings
Citation:
Arikara and Cheyenne drawings collected by William Babcock Hazen (MS 154064), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
In Schedule of John Wesley Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages 1880, with several slips and pages inserted, including one sheet "Biloxi informants in 1886" which is in the handwriting of Albert S. Gatschet. Verso of first page lists "Biloxis in Rapides Parish, La.," total of 16 names.
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In envelope marked in Dorsey's handwriting "Biloxi notes not yet copied on slips."
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