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Creator:
Miller, George (Omaha)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895  Search this
Extent:
1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, watercolor, and ink, 17 x 21 cm.)
Culture:
Omaha  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Drawings (visual works)
Ledger drawings
Date:
1889
Scope and Contents:
Inscription reads "Old Big Elk's Tent. The steam-boats he saw when he went to Washington and saw the white people there for the first time. To show that the White people acknowledged him as a great chief."
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.08724800 OPPS NEG.98-10213 NAA MS.4800: 190
Funding note:
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Local Note:
Originally referred to as "Old Oak's tipi" in title. Corrected 9/10/2012.
Album Information:
MS 4800-190 002
Collection Restrictions:
The James O. Dorsey Papers are open for research. Access to the James O. Dorsey Papers requires an appointment
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Ledger drawings
Collection Citation:
Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers
MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers / Series 1: Siouan-Catawban / 1.3: Dhegiha / George Miller drawings of Omaha tents and robes
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38b192f6f-8c8a-40d8-8895-454133684dcf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms4800-ref1785