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Mah-we-do-ke-shick (Spirit-of-the-skies), Chippewa chief

Natural History Museum

Object Details

Creator

Whitney & Zimmerman

Names

Mah-we-do-ke-shick (Chippewa)
Spirit-of-the-skies (Chippewa)
Whitney, Joel E. (Joel Emmons), 1822-1886
Zimmerman, Charles

Collection Collector

Allen, George V.

Collection Citation

Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

Studio portrait. The man holds a pipe. The item is number 459 of an unidentified series.
sova.naa.photolot.90-1_ref1622

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34f514b95-6e98-4b93-a448-2a831787ce16

Local Numbers

NAA INV.09931900 OPPS NEG.91-15717

Other Title

"Mah-we-do-ke-shick (Spirit-of-the-skies). Chippewa chief. Very brave."

Topic

Indians of North America -- Northeast

Creator

Whitney & Zimmerman

Culture

Chippewa
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)

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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier

Extent

1 Stereograph (7 x 3.25 in.)

Archival Repository

National Anthropological Archives

Type

Archival materials
Stereographs

Collection Rights

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
NAA.PhotoLot.90-1_ref1622
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34f514b95-6e98-4b93-a448-2a831787ce16
NAA.PhotoLot.90-1
NAA

Record ID

ebl-1635455259090-1635455259595-1

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