Photograph, Black-and-White

Name/Title

Photograph, Black-and-White

Entry/Object ID

2024.7.9

Description

Photo of a Black Arrow Council Ring at Camp MoKan. The photo depicts a large group of men, women, boys, and girls gathered in a circle, either sitting in chairs or on the ground. In the foreground, two women stand next to two upright poles with a crossbar holding a sign A-khi-ko-ka, watching a group of women and girls performing a ceremony around a large campfire. In the background, a man is seated with his back to a tree decorated with a large thunderbird sign. People are wearing an array of Black Arrow costumes or are wrapped in blankets.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.7

Source or Donor

Shaw, Loiann (Chaney)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Mabel Burkhardt estate

Made/Created

Artist

Houts, B.R.

Date made

1957

Place

Location

MoKan Camp

City

Kansas City

County

Jackson County, Clay County, Platte County

State/Province

Missouri

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

back of photo

Transcription

1st Black Arrow in Territory Central, Council Ring, Mo-Kan Camp, Kansas City, MO. Maj. L. Forney, Chief.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Forney, Lewis M.

Related Places

Place

Location

MoKan Camp

City

Kansas City

County

Jackson County, Clay County, Platte County

State/Province

Missouri

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America