White Arm-His Book, Pictograph-style Drawings (48) by Crow Indian, c. 1900
143.558
Copyright: 143.558
Name/Title
White Arm-His Book, Pictograph-style Drawings (48) by Crow Indian, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
AM9999.143.558Scope and Content
White Arm-His Book, Pictograph-style Drawings (48) by Crow Indian, c. 1900. 48 color-pencil drawings on paper, with typewritten descriptive text accompanying each. Drawings include Indian dancers, Indian hunt, Indian-Sioux conflict, bears, elk, buffalo, and a Calvary soldier. 1890-1900. Contained in box marked 143.3464. "...White Arm is a full blooded Crow Indian living in the primitive way on the reservation. He makes frequent visits to Sheridan and it was on one of these visits that he was induced to try his hand at drawing. After this series of pictures were completed an interpreter was secured and a description of each picture was called for. The accompanying text is the result. Every word given by White Arm has been faithfully recorded. Note being able to sign his name to the drawings, he was requested to adopt some form of signature, and decided to use the crow, which now marks each drawing as genuine." Items #605-608 missing. These 4 drawings may never have been included in the original donation or they may have been removed in the distant past and given a different number. Investigation on-going 7/1/2019. See www.splendidheritage.com/Notes/WC8708086.pdf attached as Multimedia file for profile of White Arm and his body of work.Collection
Harry L. George CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PictographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Crows, Art, PictographsSearch Terms
Native American, White Arm, SiouxEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Oceti Sakowin
Native American