The collection consists of one (1) drawing and one (1) explanatory note by Z.T. Daniel. The drawing is inscribed "That is me father[,] this is I have the seke" and the names "Osica" and "Oosica." Oosica is presumed to be the artist based on the inscription. The note indicates that the drawing was found among discarded office papers and provides translations of names: Osica (Bad) and Oosica (Bad Wound).
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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:
Dr. Z.T. Daniel was a career physician in the Indian Service. At the time of this donation he was the agency physician at Pine Ridge Reservation. He also served at the Cheyenne River Reservation and the Blackfoot Reservation, and made many donations to the Smithsonian over a period of years, most accompanied with detailed information regarding the origins of the objects. His name is frequently misspelled in museum records as Daniels.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 08511500
NAA INV 08511600
NAA MS 166,930
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional material collected by Z.T. Daniel in MS 166931, MS 168515, and MS 4795.
Oosica drawing of man in grass dance regalia with bustle and bells, with smaller figure holding another bustle (MS 166930), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Folder 7 Daniel, A. C. - Daniel, Z. T. Correspondents include: John Warwick Daniel (1888-1900); John Warwick Daniel, Jr. (1894-1900).
Container:
Box 28 of 154
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Inquiries related to specimens should be directed to the appropriate museum registrar.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 189, Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, Correspondence and Memoranda
The collection consists of studio portraits and expedition photographs of anthropologists, administrators, scholars, and others. It includes some photographs of an Native American demonstrating sign language, possibly made during W J McGee's Seriland expedition.
Photographers represented in the collection are Charles Milton Bell, A. E. Dumbie; De Lancey W. Gill, Mme de Hermann, of Paris; Holland, of Trenton, New Jersey; Charles Lainer, J. Notman; Parker, George Prince, Macnabb, of New York; Moses P. Rice; Napolean Sarony; S. S. Teel; and A. Yasvoin, of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 70
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional photograph collections of anthropologists held in the National Anthropological Archives are Photo Lot 4822, Photo Lot 33, Photo Lot 39, and Photo Lot 77-80.
See others in:
Department of Anthropology photograph collection of anthropologists, circa 1864-1921
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 70, Department of Anthropology collection of photographs of anthropologists, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The collection consists of one (1) drawing by Nacoista, or James Bear's Heart, depicting a man and woman playing shinny ball. It is inscribed on the verso "A man and a young lady play with ball, Na-co-is-ta, Pine Ridge, Daniel." Pine Ridge was established as a reservation for the Lakota but a group of Northern Cheyenne were also resident there from 1881 to October 1891.
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:
Dr. Z.T. Daniel was a career physician in the Indian Service. At the time of this donation he was the agency physician at Pine Ridge Reservation. He also served at the Cheyenne River Reservation and the Blackfoot Reservation, and made many donations to the Smithsonian over a period of years, most accompanied with detailed information regarding the origins of the objects. His name is frequently misspelled in museum records as Daniels.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 166,931
NAA INV 08511700
OPPS NEG 80-20920
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional material collected by Z.T. Daniel in MS 166930, MS 168515, and MS 4795.
Includes free English translation by Edward Swan, written by Daniel. Autograph document 1 page; letter from Daniel to Otis T. Mason, USNM, transmitting Three Leg's letter. Fort Bennett, South Dakota. July 29, 1891. Autograph letter signed. One page and note in handwriting of J.O. Dorsey, identifying the language as Teton Dakota. Autograph document, 1 slip.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4795
Local Note:
Autograph letter signed
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 4795, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution