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Foundational Truths

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0000
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
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PORTRAITS
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_b347997fbfb497b27b3c914e12db67b0

Emancipated Slaves

Artist:
Myron H. Kimball, active 1850s - 1860s  Search this
Sitter:
Wilson Chinn, c. 1803 - after 1864  Search this
Charles Taylor, c. 1855 - ?  Search this
Augusta Broujey, c. 1854 - ?  Search this
Mary Johnson, active 1863  Search this
Isaac White, c. 1836 - ?  Search this
Rebecca Huger, c. 1852 - ?  Search this
Robert Whitehead, active 1863  Search this
Rosina Downs, 1865 - ?  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 13.5 × 18.7 cm (5 5/16 × 7 3/8")
Mount: 20.4 × 25.4 cm (8 1/16 × 10")
Mat: 35 × 39.4 cm (13 3/4 × 15 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1863
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Architecture\Pedestal  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Headscarf  Search this
Wilson Chinn: Male  Search this
Wilson Chinn: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Mary Johnson: Female  Search this
Mary Johnson: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Robert Whitehead: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Charles Taylor: Male  Search this
Charles Taylor: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Augusta Broujey: Female  Search this
Augusta Broujey: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Rebecca Huger: Female  Search this
Rosina Downs: Female  Search this
Rosina Downs: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Isaac White: Male  Search this
Isaac White: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchase funded by the photography acquisitions endowment established by the Joseph L. and Emily K. Gidwitz Memorial Foundation
Object number:
NPG.2022.153
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f68efad9-4861-46db-8439-8e354264aed3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2022.153

Sash/Belt

Culture/People:
Denésoliné (Chipewyan)  Search this
Previous owner:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Seller:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Sash/Belt
Media/Materials:
Hide, bird quills, glass bead/beads, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Dyed, quill woven/loomed quillwork, sewn, edge beaded
Dimensions:
75 x 5 x .5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1880-1900
Catalog Number:
9/6609
Barcode:
096609.000
See related items:
Denésoliné (Chipewyan)
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65b22fc7d-70bd-40ec-a2e6-509e1a8b700d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104449
Online Media:

Bag

Culture/People:
probably Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey) (attributed)  Search this
Lender:
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)  Search this
Object Name:
Bag
Media/Materials:
Velvet, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, quill woven/loomed quillwork, edge beaded
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada
Catalog Number:
16/7081
Barcode:
167081.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d9acc830-e13e-4c60-baf1-693171a37ec8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_178628
Online Media:

Spoon/Ladle

Culture/People:
Dakelh (Carrier)  Search this
Collector:
Johannah Charlotte Swinson (J. C. Swinson/Hannah Charlotte Swinson), Non-Indian, 1877-1955  Search this
Seller:
Johannah Charlotte Swinson (J. C. Swinson/Hannah Charlotte Swinson), Non-Indian, 1877-1955  Search this
Object Name:
Spoon/Ladle
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Food/Beverage Serving
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Fort Resolution; South Slave Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Catalog Number:
18/5912
Barcode:
185912.000
See related items:
Dakelh (Carrier)
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66d123684-8da5-4486-bc6c-2432887472eb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_198809
Online Media:

Container

Culture/People:
Dakelh (Carrier)  Search this
Collector:
Johannah Charlotte Swinson (J. C. Swinson/Hannah Charlotte Swinson), Non-Indian, 1877-1955  Search this
Seller:
Johannah Charlotte Swinson (J. C. Swinson/Hannah Charlotte Swinson), Non-Indian, 1877-1955  Search this
Object Name:
Container
Media/Materials:
Birchbark
Techniques:
Folded, stitched
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Fort Resolution; South Slave Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Catalog Number:
18/5913
Barcode:
185913.000
See related items:
Dakelh (Carrier)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60056846d-b7cd-4624-ba8b-4f2cc227e6ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_198810
Online Media:

Woman's hood

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's hood
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, silk ribbon, wool yarn, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, tasseled
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
19/6578
Barcode:
196578.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69747f2c5-dd9e-4ced-91e8-833807aff044
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209730
Online Media:

Bag

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Bag
Media/Materials:
Bird foot/feet, cotton cloth, ribbon, rickrack
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd, fringed
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
19/6584
Barcode:
196584.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61c5de3e1-1a7f-4e69-aea8-efbbd2fb35bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209736
Online Media:

Girl's dress

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Girl's dress
Media/Materials:
Hide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, strung, fringed, quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions:
106 x 74 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
19/6585
Barcode:
196585.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6261231bc-83bf-495f-adfc-6998900d808e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209737
Online Media:

Girl's dress

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Girl's dress
Media/Materials:
Hide, wool cloth, metal cones, glass bead/beads, metal button/buttons, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, fringed
Dimensions:
122 x 71 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
19/6586
Barcode:
196586.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed6fc5e7-0353-4de4-829c-d2df9b511633
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209738
Online Media:

Woman's dress

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's dress
Media/Materials:
Hide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, wool yarn
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, fringed, tasseled
Dimensions:
142 x 126 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
19/6587
Barcode:
196587.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws641c30922-a76d-4804-9333-08b853185905
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209739
Online Media:

Game bag

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Game bag
Media/Materials:
Hide thong/Babiche, wool cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Appliquéd, overlay beadwork , looped
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
19/6588
Barcode:
196588.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a37e8f69-5a55-44c8-be13-b3b600d5ddc0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209740
Online Media:

Man's coat/jacket

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Previous owner:
Florence Cole Quinby (Florence Adelaide Cole/Mrs. Henry Cole Quinby), Non-Indian, ca. 1873-1962  Search this
Donor:
Florence Cole Quinby (Florence Adelaide Cole/Mrs. Henry Cole Quinby), Non-Indian, ca. 1873-1962  Search this
Object Name:
Man's coat/jacket
Media/Materials:
Deerhide/deerskin, ermine skin/fur
Techniques:
Embroidered
Dimensions:
104 x 172 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
20/8072
Barcode:
208072.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws684a8dd00-5fc1-4013-9631-ea2230a6d6fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_222232
Online Media:

Net shuttle

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Previous owner:
Judge Nathan Bijur, Non-Indian, 1862-1930  Search this
Lilly Prochownick Bijur (Mrs. Nathan Bijur), Non-Indian, 1867-1944  Search this
Harry Bijur (Harry Ash Bijur), Non-Indian, 1887-1972  Search this
Madeline Bijur (Mrs. Harry Bijur), Non-Indian, 1901-1982  Search this
Seller:
Harry Bijur (Harry Ash Bijur), Non-Indian, 1887-1972  Search this
Madeline Bijur (Mrs. Harry Bijur), Non-Indian, 1901-1982  Search this
Object Name:
Net shuttle
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Weaving tools/equipment
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
20/8788
Barcode:
208788.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Weaving tools/equipment
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62ecad2bf-fc29-4652-8bf3-8568e4caa8b7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_223041
Online Media:

Quiver

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Object Name:
Quiver
Media/Materials:
Hide, bird quills
Techniques:
Quill woven/loomed quillwork, quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Fort Resolution; South Slave Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Catalog Number:
21/8388
Barcode:
218388.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6273d20ce-e040-4895-95ee-78b57fe08eaa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_232986
Online Media:

Tipi cover

Culture/People:
Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)  Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Martin, Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)  Search this
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961  Search this
Seller:
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi cover
Media/Materials:
Caribou hide/skin, sinew, wool felt, ochre
Techniques:
Sewn, painted
Dimensions:
305 x 1570 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Behchoko (Fort Rae); North Slave Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Date created:
1900-1920
Catalog Number:
21/8391
Barcode:
218391.000
See related items:
Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6efbac0ea-cc9f-473c-b20b-3ebbfd5c1763
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_232989
Online Media:

Man's coat/jacket

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Collector:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Previous owner:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Seller:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Man's coat/jacket
Media/Materials:
Hide, cotton cloth, fur, porcupine quills, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Cutout, sewn, lined, appliquéd, dyed, quill embroidered, fringed
Dimensions:
89 x 56 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
21/8875
Barcode:
218875.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6348c7fe8-018c-4031-94fd-3a7b7553916b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_233161
Online Media:

Bag

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Collector:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Previous owner:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Seller:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Bag
Media/Materials:
Moose hide/skin
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
21/8876
Barcode:
218876.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68e139211-a927-4b42-b574-86122a808b70
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_233162
Online Media:

Gauntlet gloves

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Collector:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Previous owner:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Seller:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Gauntlet gloves
Media/Materials:
Hide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, fringed
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Handwear
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
21/8877
Barcode:
218877.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Clothing/Garments: Handwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbf18e0c-c6f4-4e15-b091-6f761c6e7222
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_233163
Online Media:

Basket

Culture/People:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Collector:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Previous owner:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Seller:
Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Basket
Media/Materials:
Grass
Techniques:
Twined
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Great Slave Lake; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
21/8878
Barcode:
218878.000
See related items:
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws667a07f6a-7545-4eeb-9e73-8f2b4f8867e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_233164
Online Media:

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