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Creator:
Faber, John  Search this
Artist:
Verelst, Willem  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Yamassee Indians  Search this
Muskogee (Creek)  Search this
Hitchiti Seminole  Search this
Yamasee ?  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1734
Scope and Contents:
The following information is condensed from the handbook of American Indians, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 30, (which see): Tomochichi (spelled also Tomochachi, Temochichi, Thamachaychee, etc.) was a Creek chief who established himself at the town of Yamacraw (present Savannah, Georgia) shortly after 1721. On the foundation of the Georgia colony by Oglethorpe in 1733, Tomochichi assumed a friendly attitude toward the newcomers and was instrumental in bringing about a treaty of alliance between that colony and the Lower Creeks in that year. In 1734, with his wife, nephew, and several others, he accompanied Oglethorpe to England, where his portrait was painted. He continued to be helpful to the colonists after his return, until his death, which occurred in his own town of Yamacraw, October 5, 1739, he being then perhaps 75 years of age. He was given a public funeral at Savannah. See also J. R. Swanton, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 137, page 210. Swanton believes that the Yamacraw may have been part of the Yamasee. See also in Alice G. B. Lockwood, "Gardensof Colony and State," 1934, page 267. Caption: "Portrait of Tomo-Chi-Chi at 91 [sic], with the nephew who was his adapted son, Tooanakowhi. Painted by Verelst in London during their stay there with Oglethorpe, whose successful establishment of the Georgia Colony was largely due to Tomo-Chi-Chi's friendship and loyalty."
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.1129 A
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Creek (Muskogee)  Search this
Yamasee  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Faber, John
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b55becff-df77-49bb-a964-86bc56806c4a
EDAN-URL:
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