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Cornbread Dance

Culture/People:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Earnest L. Spybuck (Ernest Spybuck/Mahthela), Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County], 1883-1949  Search this
Commissioner:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Title:
Cornbread Dance
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, watercolor
Techniques:
Drawn, painted
Dimensions:
63.3 x 50.5 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Shawnee; Pottawatomie County; Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
1910
Catalog Number:
2/6927
Barcode:
026927.000
See related items:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed13d925-ef5e-41c3-a9be-25c39143b34a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28707
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Pigeon Dance

Culture/People:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Earnest L. Spybuck (Ernest Spybuck/Mahthela), Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County], 1883-1949  Search this
Commissioner:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Title:
Pigeon Dance
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, watercolor
Techniques:
Drawn, painted
Dimensions:
50.5 x 35.7 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Shawnee; Pottawatomie County; Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
1910
Catalog Number:
2/7135
Barcode:
027135.000
See related items:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68b4c4091-d0f5-46af-8549-bcaaad3c1ec4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28805
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Fish Dance

Culture/People:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Earnest L. Spybuck (Ernest Spybuck/Mahthela), Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County], 1883-1949  Search this
Commissioner:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Title:
Fish Dance
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, watercolor
Techniques:
Drawn, painted
Dimensions:
50.5 x 38.1 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Shawnee; Pottawatomie County; Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
1910
Catalog Number:
2/7136
Barcode:
027136.000
See related items:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws680192fe0-e3d5-4827-acc6-3da56e9e3e6a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28806
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Ball

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Object Name:
Ball
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
6 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/9244
Barcode:
029244.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cca07527-f3d0-4296-b019-c99202b5a0a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_31222
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Third Mesa

Culture/People:
Absentee Shawnee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (Ben Harjo), Absentee Shawnee/Seminole, 1945-2023  Search this
Previous owner:
Thelma J. Webster (Mrs. Gerald B. Webster), Non-Indian  Search this
Dr. Gerald B. Webster (Jerry Webster), Non-Indian, 1939-2004  Search this
Donor:
Dr. Gerald B. Webster (Jerry Webster), Non-Indian, 1939-2004  Search this
Thelma J. Webster (Mrs. Gerald B. Webster), Non-Indian  Search this
Previous seller:
Garland's Indian Jewelry  Search this
Honoree:
Dr. Gerald B. Webster (Jerry Webster), Non-Indian, 1939-2004  Search this
Title:
Third Mesa
Object Name:
Drawing
Media/Materials:
Paper, oil pastel
Techniques:
Drawn
Dimensions:
62.3 x 51.8 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Oklahoma City; Oklahoma County; Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1979
Catalog Number:
26/6531
Barcode:
266531.000
See related items:
Absentee Shawnee
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6788a4fe3-010b-498a-b7d9-360ad4562bfa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_391678
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Rattle for peyote rituals

Culture/People:
Caddo; used by the Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
John Wilson (Nishkû'ntu [Moonhead]), Caddo/Oklahoma Delaware, ca. 1845-1901  Search this
Previous owner:
John Mohawk, Oklahoma Shawnee, 1850-1929  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Rattle for peyote rituals
Media/Materials:
Gourd, wood, glass bead/beads , hide, hide thong/babiche, feather/feathers, brass bell/bells, fur
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, overlay beadwork, tied, fringed
Dimensions:
80 x 10 x 9 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
circa 1885
Catalog Number:
6/1651
Barcode:
061651.000
See related items:
Caddo
Oklahoma Shawnee
Ceremonial/Ritual items
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/ws69ed59b7d-1b75-4894-8fea-71d35e59a70f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_66638
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Sac and Fox Buffalo Dance

Culture/People:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Earnest L. Spybuck (Ernest Spybuck/Mahthela), Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County], 1883-1949  Search this
Commissioner:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Title:
Sac and Fox Buffalo Dance
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, watercolor
Techniques:
Drawn, painted
Dimensions:
69 x 45.3 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Shawnee; Pottawatomie County; Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
1910-1918
Catalog Number:
7/4791
Barcode:
074791.000
See related items:
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d7101a59-d954-4f25-8582-585dceee17bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_80804
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Wichita-Shawnee, Indian data

Collection Collector:
McCormick, Mack  Search this
Container:
Box 86, Folder 33
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1969-08
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to original materials in boxes 76-80 is prohibited. Researchers must use digital copies.

Additional materials have been removed from public access pending investigation under the Smithsonian Institution's Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Policy.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection
Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection / Series 6: Texas Blues Research / 6.3: Trip Notes
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d89ea826-7dd4-40b3-b3a1-8da8be7cb839
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1485-ref1884

Life of Tecumseh and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians By Benjamin Drake .

Author:
Drake, Benjamin 1794-1841  Search this
Subject:
Ellskowatawa Shawnee prophet 1775?-1834  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 235 pages 19 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1841
Topic:
Shawnee  Search this
Shawnee Indians  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1165378

Pipe tomahawk

Culture/People:
Shawnee  Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Tecumseh (Tecumtha/Tekamthi/Shooting Star/Tekoomse/The One Who Passes Across Intervening Space from One Point to Another), Shawnee, 1768-1813  Search this
Luther Russell, II, Non-Indian, 1814-1894  Search this
Ephraim E. Russell (E. E. Russell), Non-Indian, 1850-1926  Search this
Samuel Wallace Cowles (S. W. Cowles), Non-Indian, 1826-1900  Search this
Abel E. Brooks (A.E. Brooks), Non-Indian, 1833-1917  Search this
Possible owner:
General Russell, Non-Indian  Search this
Luther Russell, Non-Indian, 1773-1851  Search this
Object Name:
Pipe tomahawk
Media/Materials:
Wood, iron/steel head, silver
Techniques:
Inlaid
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Eastern Woodlands; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1780-1800
Catalog Number:
1/1158
Barcode:
011158.000
See related items:
Shawnee
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d90ca339-fed7-4163-9dc8-335e3e6ce893
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_11990
Online Media:

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:

Shawnee Indian Reservation, Indian Territory: St. Regis Indian Reservation, New York: Ottawa Indian Reservation, Indian Territory :Wyandott Indian Reservation Indian Territory: Oneida Indian Reservation, New York: Oil Spring, Indian Reservation, New Yo...

Creator:
Bureau of Indian Affairs  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Extent:
1 Sheet (44 cm x 29 cm)
Culture:
American Indian  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sheets
Maps
Place:
United States
Date:
1882
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00000287
Local Note:
BAE 0279, 0281-0286, 0288
NONE
Printed document
Collection Restrictions:
The Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology are open for research.

Access to the Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Maps -- Ethnology
Collection Citation:
Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology / Series 13: Maps / Maps 1-352
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f242bf04-7bd8-44fd-bb04-2f4255b895f9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0155-ref5567

Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

Culture/People:
Shawnee  Search this
Possible owner:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, cotton cloth, linen, wool yarn, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, loom beadwork, tasseled
Dimensions:
91 x 46 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Eastern Woodlands; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
10/6148
Barcode:
106148.000
See related items:
Shawnee
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws689c141d9-d973-4dc4-9b50-d34923a1bc02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_114574
Online Media:

Man's shirt

Culture/People:
Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925  Search this
Previous owner:
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925  Search this
Seller:
Estate of Alanson B. Skinner  Search this
Object Name:
Man's shirt
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, ribbon, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, ribbonwork appliqué
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Eastern Woodlands; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
14/3463
Barcode:
143463.000
See related items:
Shawnee
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a63510b1-96f7-4ecd-ab51-d2b4270e895f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_154168
Online Media:

Garters/Legbands

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Previous owner:
James Walker, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
MAI agent:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Garters/Legbands
Media/Materials:
Glass bead/beads, wool yarn
Techniques:
Loom beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/823
Barcode:
020823.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed37a671-990f-4f45-b130-e613dd35fd3a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_21868
Online Media:

Rattle

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Previous owner:
Henry Spybuck, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Rattle
Media/Materials:
Wood, coconut shell
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Native Term:
ci ci gwa
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/485
Barcode:
020485.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6efee0009-4dcf-4412-b776-9d00255a9900
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_21909
Online Media:

Man's coat/jacket

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Previous owner:
William Washington, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Man's coat/jacket
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, lined
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Native Term:
pi ta wi pi ta niks
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/528
Barcode:
020528.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Clothing/Garments
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws618683dbc-1406-4616-b055-d89ae7aacc9c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_21953
Online Media:

Armband

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Previous owner:
Webster Tyner, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
MAI agent:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Armband
Media/Materials:
Brass, silver
Techniques:
Plated, hammered, stamped, engraved, perforated
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term:
kin ke bi tho wa" nu'
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
1880-1900
Catalog Number:
2/923
Barcode:
020923.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws652b4dd52-4380-411a-9e6f-753062c1d723
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_22153
Online Media:

Awl

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Previous owner:
William McNair, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Awl
Media/Materials:
Iron point, horn
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Sewing Tools and Equipment
Native Term:
mi' ko the'
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/1116
Barcode:
021116.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Sewing Tools and Equipment
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61f546f19-c6f1-4ce0-aeff-3e805f01dca0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_22428
Online Media:

Basket sieve/sifter

Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Previous owner:
Little Creek, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Basket sieve/sifter
Media/Materials:
Woodsplints, wood
Techniques:
Plaited, wicker-plaited
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Native Term:
pa wa" ni' ga'
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/3476
Barcode:
023476.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws618de608d-3d76-493f-8bd0-deb3703a6fd1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_24484
Online Media:

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