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MS 2531 James Mooney notebooks principally regarding Kiowa, Cheyenne, and Arapaho shield and tipi designs

Creator:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Artist:
Murphy, Charles (Cheyenne)  Search this
Sweezy, Carl, 1881-1953  Search this
Names:
Wolf Face (Cheyenne)  Search this
Extent:
15 Volumes (autograph documents, photographs, and graphite, ink, colored pencil, crayon, and watercolor drawings.)
Culture:
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Kiowa  Search this
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Volumes
Ledger drawings
Date:
bulk ca. 1903-1904
Scope and Contents:
Notes and drawings by Native artists relating to heraldry, as Mooney termed tipi and shield designs. Also some myths and linguistic data from these and other Plains tribes. The manuscript is a compilation of materials created over a period of years, assembled under the current number by the BAE archivist. Bound volumes (since disbound for lamination) were placed under this manuscript number; loose notes and drawings on the same topics were primarily assembled under manuscript number 2538.
Biographical / Historical:
James Mooney (1861-1921) was a self-taught ethnologist. He was employed by the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1885 until his death. In this capacity, he worked extensively among the Cherokee and Kiowa. Among the Kiowa his studies focused on pictorial calendars, the peyote religion, and heraldry, the term he used to refer to the designs on shields and painted tipis. In the course of his study of Kiowa and Cheyenne heraldry, he commissioned illustrations of shield and tipi designs, as well as miniature shields and tipis. For additional biographic information on James Mooney see: Christopher Winters, General Editor, International Dictionary of Anthropologists, Garland Publishing, 1991. Neil M. Judd, The Bureau of American Ethnology - A Partial History, University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. L.G. Moses, The Indian Man - A Biography of James Mooney, University of Nebraska Press, 1984.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2531

OPPS NEG 57,508-A---521-A

OPPS NEG 71-3046-A

OPPS NEG 71-3046

OPPS NEG 72-1801 CN-1818 CN
Local Note:
The John M. Seger Referred to in Vol VIII (and also in Mooney's peyote files) was a teacher of agricultural methods. Walter Campbell edited his autobiography, "Early Days among the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians," Univ. of Okla. press. Genevieve Seger, his daughter, lives at Geary, Okla.; she may be a trustee of the Okla. Historical Soc. --Information from Althea Bass, here May 1959.
Mrs. J. H. Bass (Althea Bass) here May 6, 1959, thinks that the "Paul" referred to occasionally in Vols. III, IV, and V may be Paul Boynton, an interpreter who spoke both Cheyenne and Arapaho. His family still lives at El Reno. His father had something to do with the Agency. Paul Boynton is mentioned in one of the letters in Mooney corresponence for 1902-06 (Smithsonian Institution - Bureau of American Ethnology correspondence files.)
Date written on several pages by Mooney; almost certainly drawings done by same artist at same time and place as Ms. 2531, Vol. 10, identified by Mooney as "Drawn by Nakoim' eno = Bear Wings/alias Charles Murphy, Cheyenne Cantonment, Okla."
Album Information:
MS 2531
Topic:
War -- Cheyenne  Search this
Winter counts -- Kiowa  Search this
Cradles -- Kiowa  Search this
Clothing -- Kiowa  Search this
Names, Personal -- Kiowa  Search this
Shields -- Cheyenne  Search this
Camps -- Cheyenne  Search this
Sun Dance -- Cheyenne  Search this
Games -- Cheyenne  Search this
Hide preparation -- Cheyenne  Search this
Folklore -- Kiowa  Search this
Horse trappings -- Cheyenne  Search this
Music -- Kiowa  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Ledger drawings
Citation:
Manuscript 2531, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2531
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MS 2531 James Mooney notebooks principally regarding Kiowa, Cheyenne, and Arapaho shield and tipi designs
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38a7004b3-148e-4a15-a445-5406d8e34621
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2531
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MS 2707 Arapaho ethnological and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson

Creator:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this
Goggles, John  Search this
Informant:
Wolf Bear  Search this
Sun Road  Search this
Little Shield  Search this
Names:
Fitzpatrick, Thomas, 1799-1854  Search this
Friday (Arapaho Indian)  Search this
Extent:
98 Pages
Culture:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Field notes
Vocabulary
Date:
1910
Scope and Contents:
Ethnological and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson on the Arapaho. Michelson obtained ethnological information from Little Shield, Sun Road, and Wolf Bear, with John Goggles serving as interpreter. Topics include games and accounts of Friday and Bad Arm (Thomas Fitzpatrick). Also among the ethnological notes are Michelson's observations of a peyote lodge ceremony with comparisons to Alfred Kroeber's descriptions. The linguistic notes are more extensive and include vocabulary and grammar notes from Goggles and other sources.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2707
Local Note:
Title changed from "Miscellaneous ethnological notes; linguistic notes; vocabulary Apparently 1910; certain pages dated 1910" 4/15/2014.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Peyotism  Search this
Games  Search this
Arapaho language  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Linguistics  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Genre/Form:
Field notes
Vocabulary
Citation:
Manuscript 2707, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2707
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34249f299-1f4b-4a54-954e-6c779366932b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2707
Online Media:

Woman's dress

Culture/People:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)  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:
Woman's dress
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, sinew
Techniques:
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
142 x 141 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Wyoming; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1890-1905
Catalog Number:
9627
Barcode:
009627.000
See related items:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676061b0b-8312-48db-ba83-fbcc91d92bc5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_10309
Online Media:

Man's shirt

Culture/People:
probably Inunaina (Arapaho) (attributed)  Search this
Object Name:
Man's shirt
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Painted, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
105.00 x 170.00 x 4.50 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
10/6952
Barcode:
106952.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Americans, Little Bighorn
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ca40f6c-2bc5-430d-9c39-261f249798ee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_115477
Online Media:

Moccasins (No image available)

Culture/People:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Donor:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins (No image available)
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn , painted
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
18/8648
Barcode:
188648.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67f50cdf8-4f93-4967-8f19-5cd01870a0a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_201636

Dance bustle

Culture/People:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Donor:
David K. Spiegel, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
David K. Spiegel, Non-Indian  Search this
Maurice A. Gottlieb, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Dance bustle
Media/Materials:
Feather/feathers, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
19/8452
Barcode:
198452.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65b43965c-e8a8-4dbc-a52a-5d3536eabcac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_211964
Online Media:

Moccasins

Culture/People:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Donor:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
21/1024
Barcode:
211024.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699c0feb7-a1c3-4954-84ae-6be3a65a9290
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_225336
Online Media:

Indian on Horseback

Culture/People:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Eugene J. Ridgley, Jr., Northern Inunaina (Arapaho), 1926-2005  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson, Sr., Non-Indian, 1920-2000  Search this
Patricia R. Wakeling (Paddy Wakeling), Non-Indian, 1923-2016  Search this
Donor:
Patricia R. Wakeling (Paddy Wakeling), Non-Indian, 1923-2016  Search this
Honoree:
Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson, Sr., Non-Indian, 1920-2000  Search this
Title:
Indian on Horseback
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Canvas board, watercolor
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
35.6 x 25.4 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Riverton; Fremont County; Wyoming; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1990
Catalog Number:
25/8458
Barcode:
258458.000
See related items:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fefc8b1d-482e-4dd9-962a-edd2186d5b42
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274400
Online Media:

Turtle Island

Culture/People:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ernest Whiteman, Northern Inunaina (Arapaho), 1947-2019 and Roberta Hill Whiteman, Oneida [Wisconsin], b. 1947  Search this
Previous owner:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Donor:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Title:
Turtle Island
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Pottery, wool cloth, commercial suede, horsehair, feather/feathers, metal items, animal tooth/teeth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Modeled, incised, painted, strung
Dimensions:
107 x 32 x 9 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Wyoming; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1993
Catalog Number:
26/4319
Barcode:
264319.000
See related items:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8118933-ad8c-4c1f-ac4b-3ec3e8f8973e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_280520
Online Media:

Pipebag

Culture/People:
probably Southern Inunaina (Arapaho) (attributed)  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:
Pipebag
Media/Materials:
Hide, feather/feathers, glass bead/beads, brass bell/bells, paint
Techniques:
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted, fringed
Dimensions:
74 x 16 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1885
Catalog Number:
2/9707
Barcode:
029707.000
See related items:
Southern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ab1739ea-25f3-4309-80ca-429a09467b19
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_31643
Online Media:

Baby carrier/Moss bag

Culture/People:
probably Northern Inunaina (Arapaho) (attributed)  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:
Baby carrier/Moss bag
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Wyoming; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
2/9758
Barcode:
029758.000
See related items:
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws660c5552f-176d-4e91-83b6-0d4cad64fce8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_31699
Online Media:

Dance club used in the Ghost Dance (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Dance club used in the Ghost Dance (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
2/9808
Barcode:
029808.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64b3d9d34-6ce8-4740-9726-7c77430a67b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_31755

Wand/baton (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  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:
Wand/baton (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
8806
Barcode:
008806.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63d9ef07f-80a6-4d42-a87b-a9dd4a151f3f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9025

Moccasins

Culture/People:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  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:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
8867
Barcode:
008867.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61105bfc8-7fc1-4ef5-8f3d-a5c102d7b363
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9363
Online Media:

Woman's leggings

Culture/People:
probably Inunaina (Arapaho) (attributed)  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:
Woman's leggings
Media/Materials:
Hide, metal cones, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
53 x 17 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
8873
Barcode:
008873.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a9e1612e-01f2-42f0-8213-f997920b0c33
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9371
Online Media:

Woman's leggings

Culture/People:
probably Southern Inunaina (Arapaho) (attributed)  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:
Woman's leggings
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Edge beaded , painted, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
49 x 21 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
9062
Barcode:
009062.000
See related items:
Southern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6babc9ad7-24ca-453e-aef5-43ca3cb69b69
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9733
Online Media:

Woman's dress

Culture/People:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  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:
Woman's dress
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
9107
Barcode:
009107.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6454abd8c-2d8a-45f2-bcc7-0becaeca2f28
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9780
Online Media:

Woman's leggings

Culture/People:
probably Inunaina (Arapaho) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
W. C. Whitty, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's leggings
Media/Materials:
Hide, metal cones, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
48 x 24 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
9447
Barcode:
009447.000
See related items:
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6df167ea4-b9bb-4a1e-9301-4e956c6807ed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9987

Arapahoe politics, 1851-1978 : symbols in crises of authority / Loretta Fowler ; foreword by Fred Eggan

Author:
Fowler, Loretta 1944-  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 373 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Wyoming
Date:
1982
C1982
Topic:
Politics and government  Search this
Call number:
E99.A7 F68 1982X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_332557

The Cheyenne and Arapaho ordeal : reservation and agency life in the Indian territory, 1875-1907 / by Donald J. Berthrong

Author:
Berthrong, Donald J  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 402 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1976
1869-1934
Topic:
Government relations  Search this
Call number:
E99.C53 B45X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_62352

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