Anonymous Plains Indian drawings
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- USNM Accession 028804 NAA MS 28804
- Collector
- Bell, James M. (James Montgomery), 1837-1919
- Place
- North America
- Collector
- Bell, James M. (James Montgomery), 1837-1919
- Culture
- Sioux
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- Biographical Note
- James Montgomery Bell (1837-1919) was an officer in the U.S. Army and was posted at Poplar River with the Seventh Cavalry from 1880-1882.
- Extent
- 9 Drawings (visual works) (pencil and colored pencil, laminated)
- Date
- circa 1880-1882
- Custodial History
- The drawings were received from James M. Bell as part of a larger collection of objects in 1894 (USNM Accession 28804). The drawings were transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in 1969.
- Archival Repository
- National Anthropological Archives
- Identifier
- NAA.MS28804
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Drawings (visual works)
- Works of art
- Ledger drawings
- Drawings
- Rights
- Contact the repository for terms of use.
- Genre/Form
- Works of art
- Ledger drawings
- Drawings
- Scope and Contents
- The collection consists of nine (9) drawings on 8 sheets of paper by an unidentified artist. The drawings were collected by James M. Bell. Bell described them as: "Drawings on Paper, Poplar River, Mont, Captive Sioux, 8." He described other materials from Poplar River which came from Gall's band of Sioux, who surrendered there in 1881. The drawings seem consistent with that origin. 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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
- Restrictions
- The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
- Related Materials
- The National Anthropological Archives holds other drawings which may be by the same artist in MS 384176 and MS 384177. The Department of Anthropology object collections holds artifacts collected by James M. Bell in Accession 28804.
- Record ID
- ebl-1678211102343-1678211102814-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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