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National Anthropological Archives
Northern Cheyenne ceremonials
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4576
- Creators:
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Liberty, Margot P.
- Dates:
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1958-1959
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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160 Prints2 Albums
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: Sun Dances of 1958 and 1959; moving (1958) and opening (1959) of Sacred Buffalo Hat Bundle. Photographs and detailed captions by Margot Liberty.
Administration
Custodial History
This set of prints was prepared at the Smithsonian from the original negatives lent by Margot P. Liberty, Birney, Montana, February 9, 1960. Correspondence in Smithsonian Institution-Bureau of American Ethnology files.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Restriction: Copies of these prints may not be made or distributed by the Bureau of American Ethnology before 1970 without express permission from Mrs Liberty; until that time most requests for prints should be referred directly to Mrs Liberty, who retains the negatives.
Citation
Manuscript 4576, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4576
Local Note
Local Note
Filed: Original Prints, Cheyenne.
Bibliography
Bibliography
Several reproduced in Father Peter John Powell, "Issiwun: Sacred Buffalo Hat of the Northern Cheyenne," Montana magazine, Volume X, Number 1, Winter, 1960, pages 24-40.
Keywords
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| Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Cheyenne Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rituals, formulas and ceremonies -- Sun Dance | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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