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Leather Album Page

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Object Names

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Secrets of the Night, 1926

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.37
Description

Leather album page with the photograph titled, 'Secrets of the Night.' it is a bronze of a Shoshone Indian with the remark, "This Indian has been waiting a long time before his fire on a mountain top for a message from the shadow world or sand hills. The owl which is the ghost bird, or messenger from the other world, has finally come to him and is whispering its secrets of the night."

Dates: 1926

Sleeping Thunder, 1902

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.2
Description

A leather album page with a photograph of a bronze bust of an Indian man. Remarks about the photograph include, "Sleeping Thunder was a chief of the Bloods, a tribe belonging to the Blackfoot confederation and living near the Canadian line. He was a good friend of Charlie's who lived with the tribe for a time. The Chief wanted him to marry and remain with them. This was in 1888 and Charlie said he was one of the finest types of Indian he ever knew."

Dates: 1902

Smoking Up, 1903

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.5
Description

Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze man on horse firing his gun into the air. Remarks about the photograph include, "Cowboy on a spree in town. This is their recreation after many months on the range. This was the first of Charlie's models to be cast."

Dates: 1903

Spirit of the Buffalo, 1914

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.12
Description

Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze Blackfoot Medicine Man and Buffalo Skull. Remarks for the photograph include, "this Indian is a 'Sun Priest,' or commonly called 'Medicine Man,' as none but one favored by Sun would be allowed to smoke the sacred buffalo pipe and pray to the spirit of the buffalo which he is doing and offering the pipe to the skull, or spirit and at the same time begging him to send buffalo to his people as they are starving."

Dates: 1914

The Blackfoot War Dance, 1905

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.6
Description

Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze showing the Blackfoot war dance. Remarks about the photograph include, "Dancing the war dance as part of their ceremony preparatory to going on the war trail against their enemies, or on a raid to steal horses."

Dates: 1905

The Bluffers, 1924

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.28
Description

Leather album page with a photograph of a bear and a buffalo bronze. The remarks of the photograph include, "These two animals are the biggest we have and when they meet, they are so evenly matched as to strength that they just blow and roar at each other and that is all there is to it, usually. They just bluff as each is afraid of the other."

Dates: 1924

The Buffalo Family, 1924

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.25
Description

Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze buffalo family. Remarks about the photograph include, "This contented family have been feeding or just come from water and now filled up are lying down to rest while father bull stands guard."

Dates: 1924

The Buffalo Runner, 1905

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.7
Description

Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze of an Indian chasing a buffalo on horse with a bow and arrow. Remarks for the photograph include, "Indian, hunting and shooting a buffalo cow with bow and arrow which animal furnishes him with food, clothing and shelter. The Indian always shoots the buffalo back of the short ribs so the arrow will penetrate deep without hitting the ribs, but never between the ribs as many are led to believe. This is clearly shown in the bronze."

Dates: 1905

The Bug Hunters, 1926

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.36
Description

Leather album page of 'The Bug Hunters,' a bronze of two bears. Remarks include, "Mother bear rolling over rocks so the cubs can get the ants and bugs underneath."

Dates: 1926

The Combat, 1908

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8387.10
Description

Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze with two rams fighting. Remarks for the photograph include, "Two rams, or 'Big Horns' are in deadly combat, such battles happen as with all species of the male."

Dates: 1908