National Anthropological Archives

Guide to MS 7372 De Lancey Gill drawings of Cocopa face and land markings, 1900

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7372
Creators:
Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940
Dates:
1900
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Drawings (visual works)
pencil
11 x 15 inches
1 Page
explanatory note
Repository:
Container:
7372 / 7413
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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of three (3) drawings and an explanatory note. Two drawings depict land markings along the Colorado River valley, south of Yuma and adjacent to several Cocopa villages. The note describes marks made depicted in one of these drawings. The third drawing depicts face markings on Cocopa men and women.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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
De Lancey W. Gill (1859-1940) was a Washington, DC-based artist and photographer. Between 1884 and 1898, he served as a draftsman and illustrations editor for the United States Geological Survey. From 1889-1932, he also worked as illustrations editor for the Bureau of American Ethnology. Gill made over 2,000 portraits during his career, some during anthropological expeditions to Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico and northwestern Mexico. In 1900, he served as artist on an expedition led by W J McGee to study the Seri and Cocopa along the Colorado River.

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Preferred Citation
MS 7372 De Lancey Gill drawings of Cocopa face and land markings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 7372


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Works of art Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Body marking Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
North America Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cocopa Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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