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Indians of North America

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\STYLES AND PERIODS FACET\Styles and Periods\styles and periods by region\The Americas\

Found in 2975 Collections and/or Records:

Handwritten biography of Delaware Charley or Chal-La-Wese, First Councilor of the Delawares, 1850s

 Item — Folder 255A: [Barcode: 61.255A]
Identifier: 4026.3528
Description

Biography reads: "Born 1818, Served as a guide and hunter for Col Fremont in 1846, been in several engagements with the mountain Indians and in one against the Sioux and Shians and one against the Pawnees, Isha'-la-wis". Folder 255A

Dates: 1850s

Handwritten biography of Henry Tiblow or Thax-Thea-Ka (To burn it), 1850s

 Item — Folder 255A: [Barcode: 61.255A]
Identifier: 4026.3530
Description

Biography reads: "Born 1819, Interpreter to the Dellawares [sic] formerly interpreter to the Shawnees and Kickapoo, was educated at the Shawnee Methodist Mission, and recommended to the U. S. Government as interpreter in 1837 by the Rev. Thomas Johnson, a great advocate of Education and Religion among the Indians, One of the Delegation of Delaware in January 1859." Folder 255A

Dates: 1850s

Handwritten biography of James Conner, Second Councilor of the Dellawares, 1850s

 Item — Folder 255A: [Barcode: 61.255A]
Identifier: 4026.3529
Description

Biography reads: "Born 1819, Brother to the Head Chief of the Dellawares [sic], Served as a guide and hunter to Col Fremont in 1846, Engaged in several skirmishes with the Indians of the mountains and survived a wound in the leg in one of the engagements." Folder 255A

Dates: 1850s

Handwritten copy of Senator W. Sebastian's Creditors and $20,000 to Ross and Treaty Party advance to obtain Old Settler approval of treaty, August 1, 1848

 Item — Folder 127: [Barcode: 61.127]
Identifier: 4026.1669
Description

Handwritten copy of Senator W. Sebastian's Creditors and $20,000 to Ross and Treaty Party advance to obtain Old Settler approval of treaty. Folder 127

Dates: August 1, 1848

Hap-pi-tuk or Willie Grey Eyes, circa 1895

 Item — Folder Sac and Fox.4: [Barcode: 3.Sac and Fox.4]
Identifier: 4326.4531
Description

Black and white photograph of Hap-pi-tuk or Willie Grey Eyes. Seated in studio setting. Wearing a mix of traditional and Anglo-style clothing. Holding a large pipe in left arm. Folder 4

Dates: circa 1895

Harry Black Dog, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Osage.5: [Barcode: 3.Osage.5]
Identifier: 4326.4386a-b
Description

2 copies of this photograph exist in the Gilcrease Photography Collection Folder 5



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Taken By Concannon" on recto

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Hattie Tom, Chiricahua Apache, 1899

 Item — Cabinet 16: Series 1; Series 2, Drawer: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: 4326.3583
Description

Color portrait photographic painting of Hattie Tim, Chiricahua Apache. Woman is seated in studio setting wearing green beaded traditional dress, several long beaded necklaces and chokers, earrings, and face has two red dots on cheeks (one on each). Folder 4



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Copyright 1899 F.A. Rinehart, Omaha" in lower left on recto; Inscribed, "Hattie Tom - Chiricahuaapache" in upper right on recto

Dates: 1899

Hawk That Hunts Walking or Little Crow, May 1858

 Item — Folder Sioux.23: [Barcode: 3.Sioux.23]
Identifier: 4326.4788
Description

Folder 23



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Tce-tay' Wa-kie-wa Ma'-ni (Hawk that hunts Walking) A Chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux, called "Little Crow" Washington DC May 1858" in lower center on recto

Dates: May 1858

He Dog, Brule Sioux, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Sioux.48: [Barcode: 3.Sioux.48]
Identifier: 4326.4668

He-hu'-te-dan, or Little Short Horn, a warrior, May 1858

 Item — Folder Sioux.32: [Barcode: 3.Sioux.32]
Identifier: 4326.4811
Description

Folder 32



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "He-hu'-te-dan (Little Short Horn) A Warrior of the Siseton Sioux" in lower center; Inscribed, "Washington DC. May 1858" in lower center

Dates: May 1858