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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 4885 Plains Indian drawing, possibly Blackfoot
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4885
- 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 Drawinggraphite on cardboard15 x 10.5 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 4885
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one drawing depicting a buffalo hunt in the lower register, and a pronghorn antelope, grazing elk, and trees in the upper register. The Number 1094 is written on the back of the mount in pencil. The drawing has been provisionally identified as Blackfoot by comparison to MS 3276a, which has a very similar figure of an elk as well as similar numbering on the back.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Administration
Custodial History
The drawing was found with unlisted Bureau of American Ethnology Annual Report illustrations in July 1970. There is no information about the origin of the drawing.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
MS 4885 Plains Indian drawing, possibly Blackfoot, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4885
Keywords
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Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ledger drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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