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"The Earth-peg and the Thunder-Bird Nest"

National Museum of Natural History

"The Earth-peg and the Thunder-Bird Nest"
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Object Details

sova.naa.photolot.89-8_ref671
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30c178749-4e5f-4f2a-8ea6-baa7660cc9a2
Local Numbers
OPPS NEG.T9703
Local Note
Cataloging based on examination of NAA file print.
Number 9688 on original pink list.
Negative
Creator
Dorsey, George Amos
Collector
Tilton, Willis G.
Names
Bull-Tongue
Little Hawk
Collection Collector
Tilton, Willis G.
Place
Oklahoma -- Eagle City
Creator
Dorsey, George Amos
Collector
Tilton, Willis G.
Culture
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Indians of North America -- Great Plains
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Willis G. Tilton collection of photographs of Native Americans
Extent
1 Item (photographic negative)
Date
1903
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Photo Lot 89-8, Willis G. Tilton collection of photographs of Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Bibliography
Reproduced in FMAS, Pub. 103, Volume IX, Number 2, plate XXXVII, (bottom right). Bull-Tongue was the Crier.
Scope and Contents
Bull-Tongue and the Lodge-Maker (Little Hawk) made four passes with the earth-peg (or digging stick) and thrust it through the bundle of foliage. The fork of the center-pole is completed; the next step is to raise the pole.
Collection Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Related Materials
Related negatives in the Field Museum of Natural History, Photography Department, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496
NAA.PhotoLot.89-8_ref671
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30c178749-4e5f-4f2a-8ea6-baa7660cc9a2
NAA.PhotoLot.89-8
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1635868190971-1635868191098-0

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