National Anthropological Archives

Guide to the Midewiwin Society drawing

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS278098
Creators:
Unknown
Dates:
undated
Languages:
No linguistic content; Not applicable
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Physical Description:
1 Drawings (visual works)
graphite and ink on paper, laminated
5.75 x 16.75 inches
Repository:
Container:
278098

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a Midewiwin Society drawing with animal and abstract designs. One side of the drawing represents the path of life.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.

Historical Note

Historical Note
Midewiwin, or Grand Medicine Society, is a spiritual society found historically among the Algonquian of the Upper Great Lakes (Anishinaabe), northern prairies and eastern subarctic. Once widespread, the Midewiwin became less prevalent after the arrival of Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Frances Densmore, Red Wing, Minnesota, temporarily at the Bureau of American Ethnology, June 9, 1913.
Transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives, August 1969.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Preferred Citation
Midewiwin Society drawing (MS 278098), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 278,098
USNM Accession 55,524

Variant Title

Variant Title
Mide Record, one side said to represent the path of life


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Works of art Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Midéwiwin Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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