Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Ledger drawings
Date:
1904
Scope and Contents:
Bound volume of drawings. Inside back cover inscribed: "Unidentified shield pictures, either Cheyenne or Arapaho, from Indian picture book owned by Mr. John H. Seger, Colony, Oklahoma, 1904." Other sources cited on individual drawings are the "Wahton Arapaho" book of Philip Putt, the "Lone Wolf" book of Rudolph Petter, and the "Grinnell canvas." The first 16 drawings signed with a large S are the work of Arapaho artist Carl Sweezy, based on comparison to his work in vol. 13. Other drawings are the work of Cheyenne artist Charles Murphy, based on comparison to his work in vol. 10.
Arrangement:
Subgroup
Biographical / Historical:
Carl Sweezy (ca. 1879-1953), Arapaho. For biographical information, see The Arapaho Way, by Althea Bass, NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1966. For information on his work with Mooney, see Carl Sweezy: Arapaho Artist, by Althea Bass, Chronicles of Oklahoma 34: 429-31, 1956.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2531 Vol. 8
Place:
United States Oklahoma Territory Cantonment.
United States Oklahoma Canton.
Album Information:
MS 2531-08 000
Genre/Form:
Ledger drawings
Collection Citation:
Manuscript 2531, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Ledger drawings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Volume, now disbound, containing James Mooney's notes and 20 drawings by unidentified artist. A printed page number appears in black in the upper left corner of each verso. This is the same style of book as Volumes 1 and 3 of this manuscript. The drawings depict hunting and episodes from the Split Boys, Red Horse, and Saynday stories. The text consists of notes on Kiowa shields, painted tipis, and ethnobotany; a list of the dates of birth of 25 individuals; and a transcription of Setkopti's diary covering the period between December 13, 1878 (Tarrytown, New York) and March 3, 1882 (St. Augustine, Florida).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2531, Volume 2
Place:
United States Oklahoma Territory.
United States Oklahoma.
Album Information:
MS 2531-02 000
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation Search this
Genre/Form:
Ledger drawings
Collection Citation:
Manuscript 2531, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1903-1906
Scope and Contents:
Autograph document, 150 pages. Mainly notes and diagrams relating to Cheyenne heraldry, including notes on shields, tipis, specific fights, raids, horse-gear, war deeds, etc; occasional references to Arapaho and Kiowa. Related sketches are in Ms. 2538, and in Ms. 2531, vol. 9 and 10.
Arrangement:
Subgroup
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2531 Vol. 5
Album Information:
MS 2531-05 000
Collection Citation:
Manuscript 2531, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
