National Anthropological Archives

MS 4815 Dakota medallion belonging to J. Owen Dorsey

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS4815
Creators:
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
Harrington, John Peabody, 1884-1961
Dates:
dated 1872
Languages:
Undetermined
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Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Includes Autograph letter signed from Matthew W. Stirling to John P. Harrington. No date, 1 slip. Typescript letter signed from Harrington to Stirling. No date, 1 slip. Correspondence includes the meaning of the Dakota inscription "Okodakiciye Wakan Oceti Xakowin," Church of the Seven Council Fires [the Dakota]. The medallion was formerly in the possession of J. Owen Dorsey. See also photo of medallion, filed Dak. negative number 48,408.

Administration

Custodial History
Previously titled "Letter concerning Dakota medallion."

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 4815, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 4815
OPPS NEG 48408


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Dakota (Eastern Sioux) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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