Pictograph

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Pictograph

Entry/Object ID

143/3373 B

Description

Sioux Muslin Pictograph. Titled Buffalo Hunt, Dream Scape. INDEX NOTE: PICTOGRAPH RETURNED FROM THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART IN DEC. 2019 WHERE IT HAD BEEN LOANED SINCE 1961.

Collection

Harry L. George Collection

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin

Native American

Notes

the word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pictograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 8, 2020

Provenance

Notes

Vol. 1 pg. 53 C1 "Elkhorn, Wis., Feb. 15/15 Mr. H.L. George St. Joseph, Mo. To N.E. Carter, Dr. Dealer in Cuiros from All Parts of the World Prepaid by express on approval Net under $20.00, on $20 to $25 10% $25 to $75 15% over $75.00 20% Painting of war between Sioux and Crows other painting Sioux sacred ceremonial Winnebago bowl and spoon, pair "very old weaving needel "ball bark twine, probably 100 years old, Pair of very old tuake from Alaska, said to be the oldest native writing, exceedingly scarce pieces, pair Pair old weaving shuttles, not sure of tribe, pair