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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 4950 Mary Wright Gill painting of a Hopi altar, circa 1901
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4950
- Creators:
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Gill, Mary W.
- Dates:
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circa 1901
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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1 Paintings (visual works)watercolor8.25 x 10.5 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 4946/4948/4949/49507
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of one (1) watercolor drawing by Mary Wright Gill depicting a Hopi altar. A caption reading "Owakülti Sitchomovi" has been added to the drawing in J. Walter Fewkes' handwriting. The drawing was done from a Bureau of American Ethnology photograph.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Biographical Note
Biographical Note
Mary Wright Gill (1867-1929) was a scientific illustrator who worked as a contract artist for the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) and other government agencies. She worked primarily in pen and ink, graphite, and watercolor. Her illustrations were sometimes composites based on series of photographs. She also used the names Mary Irwin Wright and Mary Irwin Gill, and was briefly married to BAE illustrator and photographer De Lancey Walker Gill.
Using the Collection
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
MS 4950 Mary Wright Gill painting of a Hopi altar, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
Related Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the photograph from which this drawing was made. Please see negative # 1820-b from the Bureau of American Ethnology negative collection (Photo Lot 176).
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional drawings and illustrations by Mary Wright Gill in MS 4108, MS 4949, MS 7531 and Photo Lot 133.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4950
INV 11018100
Publication Note
Publication Note
Reproduced in J. Walter Fewkes, "The Owakülti Altar at Sichomovi Pueblo," American Anthropologist, 3:2, 1901. Plate IV with the caption "Owakülti Altar at Sichomovi."
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Paintings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hopi [Sichomovi] | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hopi Pueblo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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