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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to the Midewiwin Society drawing
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS278098
- Creators:
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Unknown
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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1 Drawings (visual works)graphite and ink on paper, laminated5.75 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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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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
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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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