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Post by eric on Aug 30, 2016 5:06:32 GMT -5
An influence/tradition from the Cheyennes ? Based on the 1783 entry in Makula's winter count: "A man with a red blanket was killed in a battle, a Cheyenne." This entry implies that the red blankets/capes have a relatively long tradition. Lowie states that the Wahpeton and Wahpekute "owl feather headress society" call the Sash (like that of the Miwatani) "Sina sa" = "Red blanket". So,the man Killed, may still be a warrior with a stake-down sash, depending on the interpretation of the word/pictograph. Eric
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Post by eric on Jul 14, 2016 8:37:09 GMT -5
Nice one. Who's the photographer? Perhaps there's a gun expert on the board who can date the rifle. Do you think the fox skin in his hand is the same one wrapped around his head in this first photo? The photos have clearly been taken within a short time of each other - one interior; one exterior - by the same photographer. In my opinion, the Fox or Coyote turban headress and the Fox or coyote skin in the other Photograph are not the same Item. I believe the second one is a pipe/tobacco bag, under his left hand you can see what I believe is the opening (at the neck of the animal) of the bag. In the old days pipe bags made of animal skins were not uncommon. The deer hoove bandolier he is wearing is commonly concidered grass dance regalia, it doesn't help much in dating the Photograph since the Dakota and lakota bought the Grass dance in the late 1860's. The dress worn in the picture is clearly later than that, the model winchester might tell us more, it is round barreled, I'm not a gun buff but I believe the earliest round barreled lever action winchester w as the 1894 model.
Interesting and rather uncommon is the mocassin design, it looks like the Spider web motive, a square with zig zag (power) lines at the four corners. He is also wearing an army issue vest, maybe he was in the indian police or a scout at some time. The star he is wearing is no Indian police badge though.
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Post by eric on Jun 9, 2016 3:40:15 GMT -5
Hello Rod,
According to my research on the Elkhorn scrapers, Lame White Man was a member of the Elkhorn Scrapers warrior society. They were (among other names also called Blue soldiers because for their custom of wearing US soldier's coats. It makes snse to me that he may have been wearing a blue coat, it may not have been a one he picked up on the LBH battlefield but the one he was wearing when he rode into the fight.
Greetings from Belgium.
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Post by eric on Apr 3, 2016 8:02:11 GMT -5
At this moment (2feb trough to 1st of may 2016), there is an exhibition "the Call of the Rockies" in The city of Gent Belgium. It is on Father De Smet, and (quote) "the Indian tragedy" featuring (amongst other objects) a dress presented (and made for) the queen of Belgium. Said to have been made by Eagle Woman (Mathilde picotte Galpin) other objects presented by De Smet that may have been made by her as well. The dress has a christian cros beaded on the front and the belgian flag is also inserted in the beadwork, it is on loan by the royal museum of arts and history from Brussels.
The exhibition is well worth the visit.
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Post by eric on Mar 24, 2016 9:02:04 GMT -5
In my opinion it is the owlfeather headdress of the Miwatani or Iyuptala society. These may be two names for the same society or they may be two seperate societies, written sources ( Blish, Hassrick, Wissler, Densmore, Deloria) ar not in Unisono on this matter.
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Post by eric on Mar 24, 2016 8:56:36 GMT -5
what kind of headdress is this? there is a lot owl and hawk in there. tahnks for sharing
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Post by eric on Nov 24, 2015 11:46:53 GMT -5
Grigoryev,
In Siouan sociology, Dorsey mentions a band by this name with the yanktonai (p.9), also as a ita zipko band (p.13) also as a mniconjou band (p.14)and as a hunkpapa band (p.15).
The name means something like "bad ones of all sorts"......maybe they were people unwanted by their own bands due to political oposition to the existing hierarchy. In chosing to move to other bands, they (being the outsiders) could band up and form their own political unit.
just a theory of course....
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Post by eric on Nov 10, 2015 9:41:36 GMT -5
Hello Kingsley,
I've been off line for a while, my laptop crashed.....
I would interpret the neck ornament as the Kangi Yuha neclace as well. There is another pretty good pictographic depiction of the necklace in Barbeau's "Indian days on the western prairies" on page 168. plate 123.
The Kangi Yuha has several traits in common with the Omaha/grass dance society(skunk garters, crowbelts, short lances) and in the Barbeau drawing, a roach like headdress. I believe these two societies are linked, with the K.Y. being the older one among the Sioux (the grass dance was purchased after 1865 and the description in Lewis and Clarck's journal on the members of the "soldiers lodge" bears a lot of resemblance to the K.Y.)
I have found no reference to the artist of the Barbeau drawing.
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Post by eric on Oct 18, 2015 11:22:06 GMT -5
There is a very complete book on the subject by John Plant. I read it in German, "Heyoka, die contraries und Clowns der plainsindianer".
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Post by eric on Oct 18, 2015 10:55:28 GMT -5
OOps, the post should have been adressed to Ron....
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Post by eric on Oct 18, 2015 10:54:14 GMT -5
Hi Carlo,
Best chance to find out how old it is, is to have a dyestuff analysis done on the red cloth. (thin layer chromatography will do) However, that may not be cheap and concidering you have no provenance and got it on E-bay, chances are it's not an original.
It's not Muslin, it is clearly hide, the weight and feel of it can tell a lot (commercially tanned hide is much heavier than braintanned hide) Typologically it fits with the Cheyenne, specialist is Imre Nagi from Hungaria, to learn more look for his article on Typology of cheyenne shields.
greetings,
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Post by eric on Sept 14, 2015 7:13:16 GMT -5
I missed the shaking hands,..... Great observation! I couldn't find the other page, can you post the link please.
Indeed, the meaning of the "so called horse tracks" is interesting, they are often refered to as either stolen horses or horseraids. there are about sixty on his legs here, if every symbol represents a stolen horse he had a good raid.
I find the depiction of the lance interesting, it's a bit different from the Amos Bad heart Bull's depiction,as well as the one in Wissler, here the long lance has the head and neck of the crow (wissler put's it on the short lance). Also the eagle feather on the end is not standing up but hanging down....
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Post by eric on Sept 11, 2015 3:05:18 GMT -5
Hi I'm a new member, but I have been reading and enjoying the site for some time. I recently ran across a Pyctography from a "Standing Bear" sold at Skinner Auctions. you find it at this link www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2636B/lots/165The figure shows a Kangi yuha long lance bearer with the name glyph of an upright bear and the text Mato Naji (on pintrest it is erronously quoted as Matnona Yo) Dorsey gives Kangi Yuha (crow owner) as a Brulé band, so they must have been popular with the Brulé. So this might be The Brulé Standing Bear (the elder) is there any other information for this? I havent figured out how to add pictures, maybe one of the administrators can look into it. Greetings, eric
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