Tipis Collection

Hiawatha's arrival, c.1904 (photochrome)
1144365 Hiawatha's arrival, c.1904 (photochrome); Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print)

Evening on Crow Reservation, Montana (oil on canvas)
CH89290 Evening on Crow Reservation, Montana (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 30.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition - Ford of the Roseau River, and Indian Fish Weir, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition - Ford of the Roseau River, and Indian Fish Weir, 1858. The Roseau, or Reed-grass River

Bohemian Club Grove scene, between 1896 and 1911. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bohemian Club Grove scene, between 1896 and 1911

Moving camp-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Moving camp-Atsina, c1908. Several Atsina on horses with travois behind them, tipis in background

Piegan encampment, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Piegan encampment, c1900. Tepees with mountains in background

A gathering war party, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A gathering war party, c1908. Landscape with four tepees, eleven Atsina Indians on horseback, three women, a child, and two dogs, Montana

War party's farewell-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
War party's farewell-Atsina, c1908. Four Atsina Indians on horseback overlooking tepees in valley beyond

At the water's edge-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
At the water's edge-Piegan, c1910. Photo shows two tepees reflected in water of pond, with four Piegan Indians seated in front of one tepee

The winter camp-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The winter camp-Apsaroke, c1908. Two Apsaroke people on horseback outside a tipi in a thicket of trees; snow covering area

High Medicine Rock, Crow Indian with two horses at left, Her Horse Kills with child in... c1908
High Medicine Rock, Crow Indian with two horses at left, Her Horse Kills with child in buggy at right, tepees and circus type tent in background, Montana, c1908

Feather- Queen, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673985 Feather- Queen, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: James Francis Driscoll collection of historical American sheet music)

Sketches, 1851 (pencil on paper)
NBY331354 Sketches, 1851 (pencil on paper) by Mayer, Frank Blackwell (1827-89); 10.5x18 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; American, out of copyright

Geronimo...at Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901 Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Geronimo and two other men posed standing, full length at Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. 1901. [Leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people

Camp gossips-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Camp gossips-Atsina, c1908. Four Atsina women and a dog, their backs to camera, sitting some distance from tipis and others

The pipe-bearer-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The pipe-bearer-Atsina, c1908. Atsina woman leading a pack horse, others following mounted on horses with travois, dogs; tipis in background

Atsina camp scene, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Atsina camp scene, c1908. Tipis on plains

Hoop On the Forehead [E], c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hoop On the Forehead [E], c1908. Hoop On the Forehead, full-length portrait, facing right, holding a tomahawk in his right hand and a rifle in the left, tipi and tents in background

The parade, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The parade, c1908. Apsaroke Indians on horseback in front of two teepees

USA, Colorado, San Juan Mountains near Ridgway, Tipi camp and mountain scenery in autumn

USA, Colorado, San Juan Mountains, Montrose, Ute Indian Museum

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Author's camp among the Spokan 1910 (photo)
680399 Author's camp among the Spokan 1910 (photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; (add.info.: Five tents erected in a clearing, Edward S)

The Indian Trouble in America (engraving)
1596990 The Indian Trouble in America (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Indian Trouble in America)

Sun Dance Encampment - Piegan, 1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sun Dance Encampment - Piegan, 1900. [Tipis of the Piegan people, a Blackfoot-speaking group, North American Great Plains]

Native Americans racing (coloured engraving)
3629991 Native Americans racing (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native Americans racing)

Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the Upper Missouri
3672572 Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the Upper Missouri by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Encampment of the Peikann Indians
3672624 Encampment of the Peikann Indians by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Travels in the interior of North America / by Maximilian)

Yosemite Indian Village, 1874 (oil on canvas)
1267952 Yosemite Indian Village, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Yelland, Raymond Dabb (1848-1900); 25.4x35.6 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: ); eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Mr

And her lovers, the rejected, ... Handsome men with paint and feathers
STC321012 And her lovers, the rejected, ... Handsome men with paint and feathers, from The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82), pub. by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd

Comanche warrior with a shield, lance and bow and arrows, c. 1835 (colour litho)
PNP244097 Comanche warrior with a shield, lance and bow and arrows, c.1835 (colour litho) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Beyond the Little Bighorn, 1908 (b / w photo)
DPL415553 Beyond the Little Bighorn, 1908 (b/w photo) by Throssel, Richard (1882-1933); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info)

Encampment of the Domiciliated Indians, 1807 (litho)
NBY331379 Encampment of the Domiciliated Indians, 1807 (litho) by Heriot, George (1766-1844); 22x37 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Encampment of the Piekann Indians, engraved by Beyer & Hurliman
NBY332265 Encampment of the Piekann Indians, engraved by Beyer & Hurliman, published in 1839 (aquatint) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93) (after); 44x60 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Fort Union on the Missouri
3673665 Fort Union on the Missouri by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Travels in the interior of North America / by Maximilian)

Indian Encampment at Marblehead, 1920-28 (oil on fiberboard)
3108900 Indian Encampment at Marblehead, 1920-28 (oil on fiberboard) by Frost, John Orne Johnson (1852-1928); 120x180 cm; Shelburne Museum, Vermont

Conflict of the Linn Boys with the Indians, pub. 1883 (engraving)
2630652 Conflict of the Linn Boys with the Indians, pub. 1883 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Fort McKenzie (August 28th 1833)
3672610 Fort McKenzie (August 28th 1833) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Travels in the interior of North America / by Maximilian)

Navajo Indian encampment, 1890 (engraving)
3786376 Navajo Indian encampment, 1890 (engraving) by Kroupa, Bohuslav (1838-1912); (add.info.: Navajo Indians specifically Parushapats encamped on the plains of Arizona c. 1880s)

Sketches from an Indian Reservation (engraving)
1626189 Sketches from an Indian Reservation (engraving) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from an Indian Reservation)

North America: winter landscape in Canada; Native Americans racing; Colorado (coloured engraving)
3629999 North America: winter landscape in Canada; Native Americans racing; Colorado (coloured engraving) by German School

Encampment of Piekann Indians, pub. 1842 (colour litho)
3105568 Encampment of Piekann Indians, pub. 1842 (colour litho) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the Upper Missouri, engraved by S
NBY332263 Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the Upper Missouri, engraved by S. Himely, published in 1841 (aquatint) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93) (after); 44x60 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago

Through the shadows and the sunshine, Treading softly like a panther
STC321011 Through the shadows and the sunshine, Treading softly like a panther, from The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82), pub. by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd

Siseton Lodges, Traverse des Sioux, 1851 (pencil on paper)
NBY331355 Siseton Lodges, Traverse des Sioux, 1851 (pencil on paper) by Mayer, Frank Blackwell (1827-89); 10.5x18 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; American

Fort McKenzie, 28th August 1833, engraved by Manceau & Hurliman
NBY332264 Fort McKenzie, 28th August 1833, engraved by Manceau & Hurliman, published in 1842 (aquatint) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93) (after); 44x60 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Dancing in the firelight, 1907 (b / w photo)
DPL415554 Dancing in the firelight, 1907 (b/w photo) by Throssel, Richard (1882-1933); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info)

Scenes of Plains Indian Life, c. 1880 (pigment on elkhide)
5848722 Scenes of Plains Indian Life, c.1880 (pigment on elkhide) by Cotsiogo or Cosiogo (Cadzi Cody) (1866-1912); 172.7x200.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

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"Tipis: A Glimpse into Native American Culture and History" Step back in time with these captivating sketches from 1851, showcasing the beauty - traditional dwellings of Native American tribes. These pencil drawings transport us to the picturesque San Juan Mountains near Ridgway, Colorado, where a tipi camp stands against a backdrop of breathtaking autumn scenery. Immerse yourself further into the rich heritage as we visit the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado. Here, artifacts and exhibits shed light on the fascinating lives led by indigenous communities who called these magnificent structures home. One poignant photograph takes us to Spokane in 1910, capturing an author's camp nestled among tipis. This snapshot serves as a reminder of how deeply intertwined Native Americans were with their surroundings and traditions. However, not all chapters in history are filled with serenity. A color lithograph depicts a tragic event - the massacre of a Native American tribe by Mexican troops in the Sonora Desert. Such images remind us of the struggles faced by indigenous peoples throughout history. In another somber photograph from 1891, we see what remains of Big Foot's Band after tragedy struck, and is through such glimpses that we begin to understand both resilience and sorrow within native communities. The engravings depicting "The Indian Trouble in America" and "Diagram of Situation at Battle of Wounded Knee" offer insights into conflicts between settlers and indigenous populations during this tumultuous period. They serve as reminders that understanding our shared past is crucial for building bridges towards a more inclusive future. On a brighter note, Edward Sheriff Curtis' stunning photograph captures Sun Dance Encampment - Piegan (1900), revealing moments brimming with cultural significance and celebration amongst Native Americans. Lastly, let us revel in colorful engravings portraying exhilarating races among Native Americans – an ode to their athleticism and love for competition.