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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 1871 Hand-colored photographs of shield and tipi models
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1871
- Creators:
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Mooney, James, 1861-1921
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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65 Photographshand-colored
- Repository:
- Container:
- 123
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of sixty-five (65) hand-colored photographs of Kiowa shields and tipis. The photographs were made by James Mooney to illustrate an article on Kiowa helaldry. The article was not published. Many of the photographs are not captioned; some are marked with the tipi name, and/or the owner's name, and/or USNM catalog numbers.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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
Biographical Note
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.
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Preferred Citation
MS 1871 Hand-colored photographs of shield and tipi models, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Related Materials
Related Materials
See also Bureau of American Ethnology MS 1873, MS 1897, MS 2531, and MS 2538; Bureau of American Ethnology negatives (Photolot 176) Numbers 1471-a (1-27); Photographs of Native Americans and other subjects (Photolot 24); and USNM Accession Number 42,431.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1871
Variant Title
Variant Title
Hand-colored photographs of shield and tipi models for article on Kiowa heraldry
Keywords
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Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Kiowa | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Shields | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tipis | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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