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Collector:

Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this

Culture:

Kiowa  Search this

Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Folklore

Vocabulary

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

In Schedule of John Wesley Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages; includes grammatical material, notes on mescal, pictographs (?), songs, Kiowa myth, love songs, and Comanche names. The schedule is well filled.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 347

General:

Previously titled "Words, phrases, and sentences."

Topic:

Drugs -- Kiowa  Search this

Names -- Comanche  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Kiowa language  Search this

Comanche language  Search this

Genre/Form:

Folklore

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 347, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS347

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34b93df78-9ca7-42f9-806d-061b66504a45

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms347

Creator:

Whitehorse, Roland Noah, 1920-1998  Search this

Extent:

11 Drawings (visual works) (watercolor, ink, and pencil)

Container:

Box 7616

Culture:

Kiowa  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Drawings (visual works)

Works of art

Drawings

Watercolors

Place:

North America

Date:

1974

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of eleven (11) watercolor, ink and pencil drawings by Roland N. Whitehorse. The drawings depict grotesquely comical men. One drawing folds at the edges so that it stands. It is a bust of a cadaverous man, with eagle feathers, discolored eye, diaper pen on a braid, tattoos, and other objects. There is another copy of this drawing and two preliminary drawings in the collection. Three drawings are a set depicting three views of a pot-bellied, garishly painted man. The remaining drawings are pencil sketches of similar figures in various poses.

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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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:

Roland Noah Whitehorse (1920-1988) was a Kiowa artist, historian, and storyteller. He was born in Carnegie, Oklahoma and attended St. Patrick's Catholic Missions School, Riverside Indian School, Bacone College, and the Dallas Art Institute. He served with the 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, and worked at Ft. Sill as an exhibit specialist with the Ft. Sill Museum and graphics illustrator for the Department of the Army. He was a direct descendant of To-hau-son, the last principal Chief of the Kiowas, and designed the official logo for the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

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Genre/Form:

Works of art

Drawings

Watercolors

Citation:

MS 7616 Roland N. Whitehorse drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS7616

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30cad98c1-6e32-428c-bd65-f17daacf8678

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7616

Extent:

1 Volume (11.5 x 8.75 inches)

Container:

Box 4656

Culture:

Kiowa  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Moving Images

Volumes

Works of art

Ledger drawings

Place:

North America

Date:

circa 1875-1877

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of a book of fourteen (14) drawings on eight (8) leaves of unruled paper in a commercial drawing book. The book was rebound by the Bureau of American Ethnology and the original covers are no longer visible. The drawings depict hunting, travelling, and camp scenes. The inside front cover is inscribed "Drawn by Buffalo Meat." The inside back cover is inscribed "Soaring Eegle [sic]." Buffalo Meat and Soaring Eagle were among the Cheyenne men imprisoned at Fort Marion. Although both men were artists, the drawings in this book are Kiowa, not Cheyenne.

Although the drawings were originally cataloged as Cheyenne by Buffalo Meat, neither Candace Greene nor Karen Daniels Petersen agree with this attribution. They note that the drawings can be identified as Kiowa based on elements of clothing, as well as shield and tipi designs. Furthermore, Greene compared the drawings with other works by Buffalo Meat and determined that they do not correspond with the artist's style. Both Greene and Petersen note that the drawings are the work of at least two artists. The inside of the front cover is inscribed, "Drawn by Buffalo Meat, Cheyenne." Petersen notes that the handwriting matches an inscription written inside the cover of MS 39-b, a drawing book that is known to have been collected at Fort Marion by George Fox, who inscribed the cover and captioned the drawings. (Candace Greene and Mike Jordan compared the inscriptions in MS 4656 and MS 39-b and agree that the handwriting is the same.) George Fox worked as an interpreter at Fort Marion until March 26, 1877. Consequently, the book dates between May 21, 1875, the date the prisoners arrived at Fort Marion, and March 26, 1877, the date George Fox departed.

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.

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. With the exception of one Cheyenne woman, all the prisoners were men. They had been accused of participating in the recent Red River War, earlier hostilities, or both. With the exception of the wife and daughter of one of the Comanche men, the prisoners families were not allowed to accompany them to Fort Marion.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656

Restrictions:

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Genre/Form:

Works of art

Ledger drawings

Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS4656

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30ae8a6aa-15c7-452e-b5af-2547fc51becb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4656

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

One drawing on two leaves. Drawing also contains branded horses and a fox or wolf.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 009 NAA INV 08680100

NAA INV 08680200

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35da3ad2a-579c-494d-a5d2-627fb310a359

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref1

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 002

NAA INV 08679500

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ef18d112-62c6-41a8-b9e8-3949d304de6e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref10

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 004

NAA INV 08679700

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3da2c308f-97bd-458d-9b92-b8ae62fb0df5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref11

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 005

NAA INV 08679800

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b666b33d-bbb0-425e-b07f-4fc85b5ac22f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref12

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

Painted tipi is the Tail Picture Tipi.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 006

NAA INV 08679900

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3714f681b-de84-401c-be07-f515abfdad5f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref13

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

Drawing depicts nine painted tipis.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 007

NAA INV 08680000

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38c4909d8-bcaf-4bbd-a48e-93751c511eeb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref14

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

Drawing depicts a man who has roped a buffalo bull. Two men, one armed with a bow and the other with a knife, attack the buffalo. The men are accompanied by two dogs, one of which bites the buffalo.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 010

NAA INV 08680300

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw335c9b693-94ab-4a9c-8e72-a81e966a1c1d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref2

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 011

NAA INV 08680400

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw345518cae-8297-4d6c-a7dc-0dde7cf9c13c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref3

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

One drawing on two leaves. Drawing depicts seven men wrapped in blankets, nine women, and a lance. Blankets hung over ropes suspended between two poles may represent a shade.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 012

NAA INV 08680500

NAA INV 08680600

OPPS NEG 55090

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3dae9337e-2614-4be6-aa96-56251208ed85

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref4

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

Tipi design appears to be tipi with tail pictures.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 013

NAA INV 08680700

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37252af01-c8df-4ad1-a4c1-b59bb43281d4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref5

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 015

NAA INV 08680800

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw320459ea9-6b61-4fe7-a183-7fe00f70ace2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref6

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

The drawing depicts two men with tomahawks.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 016

NAA INV 08680900

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3db26fe18-8d53-4493-9e29-fbb7b3038572

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref7

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 003 NAA INV 08679600

OPPS NEG 75-11140

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c9aa463b-3fab-4f2f-a76c-0214d325be6b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref8

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and crayon)

Type:

Archival materials

Drawings (visual works)

Scope and Contents:

Drawing depicts a military coat, peace medal, and a horse with a brand.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4656 001

NAA INV 08679400

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

MS 4656 Book of anonymous Kiowa drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3bb2bd79a-7b41-4164-b189-dc155968a298

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4656-ref9

Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Extent:

25 Pages

Culture:

Kiowa  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Autobiographies

Narratives

Manuscripts

Date:

1932 June

Scope and Contents:

Notebook containing autobiographies of two Kiowa women handwritten in English by Truman Michelson. The two women, ages 72 and 73, recount memories from their childhood and their marriages. Topics include childhood amuseuments, being vaccinated for smallpox, adultery, and interpersonal relationships between relatives.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 3341

Local Note:

Title changed from "Autobiographies; sociology" 5/28/2014.

Topic:

Kiowa language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Recreation  Search this

Interpersonal relations  Search this

Joking relationships  Search this

Smallpox  Search this

Vaccination  Search this

Marriages  Search this

Genre/Form:

Autobiographies

Narratives

Manuscripts

Citation:

Manuscript 3341, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS3341

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e9a0ac54-681d-44f4-9b29-bf95b52a1549

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms3341

Creator:

Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this

Informant:

Tartley, Amos  Search this

Extent:

78 Pages

Culture:

Plains Apache  Search this

Plains Apache (Kiowa Apache) [Naisha]  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Apache  Search this

Plains Apache (Kiowa Apache)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Vocabulary

Texts

Date:

1884 November - December

Scope and Contents:

Also includes vocabulary extracted from Captain John G. Bourke's "Gentile Organization of the Apache," in Folklore Journal, Boston, 1890, page 128. (pages 77-8 of Gatschet notebook)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 62

Place:

Kiowa, Apache and Comanche Agency Anadarko Oklahoma Territory

General:

Previously titled "Vocabulary and brief texts with interlinear translation."

Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Apache languages  Search this

Genre/Form:

Vocabulary

Texts

Citation:

Manuscript 62, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS62

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3212fb238-1e25-43a5-957b-286e0d04c5b3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms62

Artist:

Unknown  Search this

Fort Marion artists  Search this

Annotator:

Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (disbound and laminated; 21 drawings on 23 leaves, graphite and colored pencil, 10.75 x 8.25 inches)

Culture:

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Volumes

Works of art

Drawings

Ledger drawings

Place:

Florida -- Fort Marion

North America

Date:

1875 August

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of an artist's sketchbook, now disbound and laminated, containing scenes of daily life, dances, hunting, and a picture of birds. Individual leaves are numbered 1 through 23. The cover of the drawing book is inscribed in pencil "Drawn by Making Medicine, Cheyenne Prisoner, St. Augustine, Fla. Aug. 1875." Inscriptions on individual leaves are by the same hand, probably Lt. Richard Pratt.

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.

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 under supervision of Lt. Richard Pratt. The prisoners consisted of 27 Kiowas, 33 Cheyennes, 9 Comanches, 2 Arapahos, and a single Caddo. With the exception of one Cheyenne woman, all the prisoners were men. They had been accused of participating in the recent Red River War, earlier hostilities, or both. With the exception of the wife and daughter of one of the Comanche men, the prisoners families were not allowed to accompany them to Fort Marion.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 39A

USNM Catalog 30664

PPS NEG 55,025 - 55,046

Restrictions:

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Genre/Form:

Works of art

Drawings

Ledger drawings

Citation:

MS 39-a Book of drawings by an unidentified Cheyenne artist at Fort Marion, Florida, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS39A

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3266715b7-2e7e-44a7-8203-5889d06bae7a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms39a