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Collector:
Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896  Search this
Extent:
4 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon, laminated)
Container:
Box 176622 / 178159, Folder 1
Culture:
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Drawings (visual works)
Works of art
Drawings
Ledger drawings
Place:
North America
Date:
before 1876
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of four (4) drawings of warfare on two loose pages torn from a ledger book. Bourke records that the book was captured in June 1876 from a camp then believed to be Sioux. This encounter is now known as the Battle of the Rosebud, and the camp identified as Northern Cheyenne, not Sioux. 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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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:
John Gregory Bourke (1846-1896) was an Army captain and prolific writer. A graduate of West Point, Bourke spent most of his military career in the Northern Plains under Brigadier General George Crook. After serving in these campaigns from 1869-1888, Bourke was given some time off from his military duties to study Native people. He compiled ethnological accounts of the Apache and several other tribes in the Southwest.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 176622 USNM Accession 31963
Related Materials:
Other drawings from the same ledger were pasted into Bourke's diary, which is now held by the Special Collections Library at the US Military Academy at West Point. Five of the drawings collected by Bourke are now held by the National Museum of American History (GA.08109 - GA.08113).
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Ledger drawings
Citation:
Four drawings by an anonymous Cheyenne artist (MS 176622), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS176622
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Four drawings by an anonymous Cheyenne artist
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ef04b80d-9248-49bd-aefd-6dd7d60af434
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms176622