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Trade token

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; probably used by the Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Stephen Jewett, Non-Indian, 1844-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Trade token
Media/Materials:
Brass
Techniques:
Cast
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1/3984
Barcode:
013984.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Sioux
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63058c704-5523-40d5-96c0-c3ba779243cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14812
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Life and legends of the Sioux

Author:
Eastman, Mary H (Mary Henderson) 1818-1887  Search this
Coen, Rena Neumann  Search this
Eastman, Seth 1808-1875  Search this
Physical description:
xxxi, 197 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Folklore
Date:
1995
C1995
Call number:
E99.D1 E19 1995Y
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_479010

Issuing Rations to Dakota Indians

Creator:
Bailey, Dix, & Mead  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (007 in x 004 in mounted on 007 in x 004 in)
Culture:
Sioux  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
18 APR 1882
Scope and Contents:
Man with Pipe and Group in Native Dress, Some Non-Native Officers and Families Nearby; Camp in Snow-Covered Hills in Distance
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00524000

NAA MS.4454

OPPS NEG SI.54844
Local Note:
Copyright: Bailey, Dix & Mead, 1882
Black and white photoprint on Stereograph
Place:
South Dakota -- Fort Randall
Topic:
Sioux  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Plains Dakota BAE 4454 00524000, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Plains / Dakota
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33841567b-faf1-44b7-87df-93aaf2f93b1d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref6728

MS 1585 Research notes compiled by A.S. Gatschet

Collector:
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this
Culture:
Crow Indians  Search this
Dakota Indians  Search this
Cheyenne Indians  Search this
Odawa (Ottawa)  Search this
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Blackfoot  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)  Search this
Shawnee  Search this
Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this
Cree  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Maya  Search this
Aztec (archaeological culture)  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Peoria  Search this
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this
Menominee (Menomini)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Illinois
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Contents: Words and lists of days, months and years and other time divisions, approximately 100 pages. (includes Maya, Aztec, etc.) Color adjectives, 8 pages. Totemic clans of all tribes, 37 pages. Personal names (Chiefs, etc.), 25 pages. (Personal names of "Knisteneaux or Crees, Shawnee, Crow, Dakota, Arikaras, Cheyennes, Blackfeet, Piegan, Menomoni, Peoria, Otawa, Sauk").
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1585
General:
Previously titled "Texts."
Topic:
Color and dyes  Search this
Time -- divisions  Search this
Totems and totem poles -- totemic clans  Search this
Shawnee Indians  Search this
Arikara Indians  Search this
Blackfeet  Search this
Piegan Indians  Search this
Menominee language  Search this
Peoria Indians  Search this
Ottawa Indians  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 1585, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1585
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b6a081bb-231c-43af-a1bc-68ab396e5114
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1585
Online Media:

Dakota–U.S. War of 1862 Symposium | 1 Blessing and Introduction

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-11-20T19:51:20.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_R0wR4nFDJEw

War club

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Seller:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
War club
Media/Materials:
Hide, stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
9596
Barcode:
009596.000
See related items:
Sioux
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws684a6227c-77ed-43b7-9c4a-2c02bea9fb10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_10277
Online Media:

Dance bustle

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Object Name:
Dance bustle
Media/Materials:
Feather/feathers
Techniques:
Wrapped, tied
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
9/9827
Barcode:
099827.000
See related items:
Sioux
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws601922e6b-d6b7-43cf-ba48-1adfa4a7e3dd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_107733
Online Media:

Dance bustle

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
John D. Bagley, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Dance bustle
Media/Materials:
Feather/feathers
Techniques:
Wrapped, tied
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
10/1060
Barcode:
101060.000
See related items:
Sioux
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6881d7639-006b-45b0-b42a-3c5f38f9fa7a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_108385
Online Media:

Pipebag

Culture/People:
probably Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed); collected from the Omaha  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Previous owner:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Seller:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Pipebag
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Bead-wrapped, overlay beadwork
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Nebraska; USA
Catalog Number:
12/6155
Barcode:
126155.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Omaha
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b43a9c9-d899-4b19-a6e3-759faa9af943
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_135298
Online Media:

Whistle (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Previous owner:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Seller:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Whistle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Eagle bone
Techniques:
Cut
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
12/6182
Barcode:
126182.000
See related items:
Sioux
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65c5e9aed-c7a4-4156-820d-74e58146847f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_135677

Tobacco bag

Culture/People:
possibly Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed); collected from the Omaha  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Previous owner:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Seller:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Tobacco bag
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Overlay beadwork
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Place:
Walthill, Omaha Reservation; Thurston County; Nebraska; USA
Catalog Number:
12/6255
Barcode:
126255.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Omaha
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws649b18eb1-23dc-4610-ae10-090911cf8729
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_135828
Online Media:

Pipebag (No image available)

Culture/People:
probably Sioux (attributed); collected from the Omaha  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Previous owner:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Seller:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Pipebag (No image available)
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Walthill, Omaha Reservation; Thurston County; Nebraska; USA
Catalog Number:
12/6257
Barcode:
126257.000
See related items:
Sioux
Omaha
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6da2d749c-87d2-4964-a922-7d0e4f1593cc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_135830

Awl

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Henry W. Palm (H. W. Palm), Non-Indian, 1865-ca. 1944  Search this
Seller:
Henry W. Palm (H. W. Palm), Non-Indian, 1865-ca. 1944  Search this
Object Name:
Awl
Media/Materials:
Elk antler, iron point
Techniques:
Incised, carved
Dimensions:
14.4 x 2 x 1.4 cm
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Roberts County; South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
12/7481
Barcode:
127481.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws681338d06-e6eb-458a-9089-ebb6c79ee98d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_136704
Online Media:

Umbilical amulet

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this
Seller:
John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this
Object Name:
Umbilical amulet
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Bead-wrapped , overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
36 x 26 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1/3344
Barcode:
013344.000
See related items:
Sioux
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eab1da0d-cdc2-4a69-818b-477866fae267
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14392
Online Media:

Headdress

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this
Seller:
John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this
Object Name:
Headdress
Media/Materials:
Hide, eagle feather/feathers, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1/3425
Barcode:
013425.000
See related items:
Sioux
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f345f952-03d0-4bc1-94fe-1d5f55c14391
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14480
Online Media:

Woman's dress

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Stephen Jewett, Non-Indian, 1844-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's dress
Media/Materials:
Hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1/3933
Barcode:
013933.000
See related items:
Sioux
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c35ff5db-a497-496a-a080-7ac23af60262
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14758

Sweat-bath water sprinkler/brush

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Stephen Jewett, Non-Indian, 1844-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Sweat-bath water sprinkler/brush
Media/Materials:
Buffalo tail
Techniques:
Stitched
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1/3958
Barcode:
013958.001
See related items:
Sioux
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws694d07989-e235-4e14-a03c-a1e8b132ac28
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14786
Online Media:

Moccasins

Culture/People:
Sioux; collected from the Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Collector:
General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925  Search this
Previous owner:
General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925  Search this
Chief Pretty Eagle (Déaxitchish/Dee-Kit-Shis/Deèkitshis), Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke), 1846-1903  Search this
Donor:
Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952  Search this
Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Quilled (lane stitched), lazy/lane stitch beadwork , quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
14/2238
Barcode:
142238.000
See related items:
Sioux
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6adb47e27-2467-40bc-a638-67ebbb590a41
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_152898
Online Media:

Pipebag

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Pipebag
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Quill-wrapped (flat), lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
14/5684
Barcode:
145684.000
See related items:
Sioux
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69b99054f-ab93-4f18-8db2-bda3959d871c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_155851
Online Media:

Boy's vest

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Boy's vest
Media/Materials:
Hide, porcupine quills, cotton cloth, dye/dyes, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Quilled (lane stitched)
Dimensions:
33.5 x 31.5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1879
Barcode:
001879.000
See related items:
Sioux
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64dacfa75-6a83-4538-9076-6b5a8b054100
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_1932
Online Media:

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