The collection consists of one (1) drawing executed on an octagonal piece of cardboard, cut from the cover of a book. The drawing depicts a mounted man wearing a headdress and carrying a lance and a shield pursuing a man on foot. The dismounted man has roached hair and carries a bow. He appears to be wearing red front tab leggings and a turkey beard roach. The drawing is inscribed "50" in the lower right hand corner. A hole has been cut in the top of the piece of cardboard and a red white and blue ribbon has been attached, so that the drawing could be suspended.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 270078
NAA INV 08601000
OPPS NEG 91-2260
OPPS SLIDE 91-2260
USNM Accession 52933
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
Ledger drawings
Drawings
Citation:
Comanche drawing of a mounted man pursuing a man on foot (MS 270078), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The collection consists of two (2) drawings on one sheet of paper by Frederick Gokliz. The paper was been laminated.
One drawing depicts a Giha or Mountain Spirit dance and the other drawing depicts a battle scene. The sheet is labelled "49" and signed by the artist: Fredick Gokliz.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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:
Frederick Gokliz was a White Mountain Apache, residing during the early 1880's on the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona with his wife, a daughter of Cochise.
In 1886 Gokliz was imprisoned with the Chiricahua Apaches at Fort Marion in San Augustine, Florida, and remained with the Chiricahua prisoners for the rest of his life. From 1888 to 1894 Gokliz was at Mount Vernon, Alabama. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1891, moving to Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1894.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 270077
USNM Accession 52933
NAA INV 08600101
NAA INV 08600102
OPPS NEG 4-205-B
Variant Title:
Devil dance, and battle scene
Related Materials:
The Department of Anthropology object collections holds drawings by Gokliz on rawhide (Catalog Number 385920 and 270075).
The Newberry Library holds drawings by Gokliz in the Edward E. Ayer Collection.
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
Citation:
Frederick Gokliz drawings (MS 270077), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The collection consists of one (1) drawing depicting Lakota dancers in a circular formation around a flag pole with an American flag. The creator of the drawing is unknown.
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.
