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Tribal Culture Collection (#6)

"Exploring the Enigmatic World of Tribal Culture: A Glimpse into Ancient Traditions" Monkey skulls embedded in mud wall to protect against evil spirits

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Du-cor-re-a, Chief of the Tribe, and His Family, (1830?) Creator: George Catlin

Du-cor-re-a, Chief of the Tribe, and His Family, (1830?) Creator: George Catlin
Du-cor-re-a, Chief of the Tribe, and His Family, (1830?)

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Comanche Lodge of Buffalo Skins, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Comanche Lodge of Buffalo Skins, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Comanche Lodge of Buffalo Skins, 1834-1835

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Cah-be-mub-bee, He Who Sits Everywhere, a Brave, 1835. Creator: George Catlin

Cah-be-mub-bee, He Who Sits Everywhere, a Brave, 1835. Creator: George Catlin
Cah-be-mub-bee, He Who Sits Everywhere, a Brave, 1835

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Wichita Lodge, Thatched with Prairie Grass, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Wichita Lodge, Thatched with Prairie Grass, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Wichita Lodge, Thatched with Prairie Grass, 1834-1835

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Ju-ah-kis-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle, 1835. Creator: George Catlin

Ju-ah-kis-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle, 1835. Creator: George Catlin
Ju-ah-kis-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle, 1835

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Rainmaking among the Mandan, 1837-1839. Creator: George Catlin

Rainmaking among the Mandan, 1837-1839. Creator: George Catlin
Rainmaking among the Mandan, 1837-1839

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Wee-sheet, Sturgeons Head, a Fox Warrior, 1832. Creator: George Catlin

Wee-sheet, Sturgeons Head, a Fox Warrior, 1832. Creator: George Catlin
Wee-sheet, Sturgeons Head, a Fox Warrior, 1832

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Ma-shee-na, Elks Horns, a Subchief, 1830. Creator: George Catlin

Ma-shee-na, Elks Horns, a Subchief, 1830. Creator: George Catlin
Ma-shee-na, Elks Horns, a Subchief, 1830

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Wi-jun-jon, Pigeons Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior, 1831

Wi-jun-jon, Pigeons Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior, 1831

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Pshan-shaw, Sweet-scented Grass, Twelve-year-old Daughter of Bloody Hand, 1832

Pshan-shaw, Sweet-scented Grass, Twelve-year-old Daughter of Bloody Hand, 1832

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Mandan Attacking a Party of Arikara, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin

Mandan Attacking a Party of Arikara, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin
Mandan Attacking a Party of Arikara, 1832-1833

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: War Dance, Sioux, 1845-1848. Creator: George Catlin

War Dance, Sioux, 1845-1848. Creator: George Catlin
War Dance, Sioux, 1845-1848

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Le-shaw-loo-lah-le-hoo, Big Elk, Chief of the Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee, 1832

Le-shaw-loo-lah-le-hoo, Big Elk, Chief of the Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee, 1832

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Pipe Dance, Assiniboine, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Pipe Dance, Assiniboine, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Pipe Dance, Assiniboine, 1835-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Discovery Dance, Sac and Fox, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Discovery Dance, Sac and Fox, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Discovery Dance, Sac and Fox, 1835-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Bear Dance, Preparing for a Bear Hunt, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Bear Dance, Preparing for a Bear Hunt, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Bear Dance, Preparing for a Bear Hunt, 1835-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: On-saw-kie, The Sauk, in the Act of Praying, 1830. Creator: George Catlin

On-saw-kie, The Sauk, in the Act of Praying, 1830. Creator: George Catlin
On-saw-kie, The Sauk, in the Act of Praying, 1830

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Scalp Dance, Mouth of the Teton River, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Scalp Dance, Mouth of the Teton River, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Scalp Dance, Mouth of the Teton River, 1835-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Scalp Dance, Sioux, 1845-1848. Creator: George Catlin

Scalp Dance, Sioux, 1845-1848. Creator: George Catlin
Scalp Dance, Sioux, 1845-1848

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up, 1846-1850. Creator: George Catlin

Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up, 1846-1850. Creator: George Catlin
Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up, 1846-1850

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin

Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin
Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Ball-play Dance, Choctaw, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Ball-play Dance, Choctaw, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Ball-play Dance, Choctaw, 1834-1835

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Four Dancers, 1843-1844. Creator: George Catlin

Four Dancers, 1843-1844. Creator: George Catlin
Four Dancers, 1843-1844

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: View on the St. Peters River, Sioux Indians Pursuing a Stag in their Canoes, 1836-1837

View on the St. Peters River, Sioux Indians Pursuing a Stag in their Canoes, 1836-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien, 1835-1836. Creator: George Catlin

Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien, 1835-1836. Creator: George Catlin
Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien, 1835-1836

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: View on the Upper Mississippi, Beautiful Prairie Bluffs, 1835-1836

View on the Upper Mississippi, Beautiful Prairie Bluffs, 1835-1836

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Two Young Men, 1835 or 1836. Creator: George Catlin

Two Young Men, 1835 or 1836. Creator: George Catlin
Two Young Men, 1835 or 1836

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Indian Family Alarmed at the Approach of a Prairie Fire, 1846-1848

Indian Family Alarmed at the Approach of a Prairie Fire, 1846-1848

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832. Creator: George Catlin

The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832. Creator: George Catlin
The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Comanche Feats of Horsemanship, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Comanche Feats of Horsemanship, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Comanche Feats of Horsemanship, 1834-1835

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Comanche Warrior Lancing an Osage, at Full Speed, 1837-1839. Creator: George Catlin

Comanche Warrior Lancing an Osage, at Full Speed, 1837-1839. Creator: George Catlin
Comanche Warrior Lancing an Osage, at Full Speed, 1837-1839

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Dance to the Berdash, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Dance to the Berdash, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Dance to the Berdash, 1835-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Canoe Race Near Sault Ste. Marie, 1836-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Canoe Race Near Sault Ste. Marie, 1836-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Canoe Race Near Sault Ste. Marie, 1836-1837

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up, 1834-1835

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Eagle Dance, 1845-1848. Creator: George Catlin

Eagle Dance, 1845-1848. Creator: George Catlin
Eagle Dance, 1845-1848

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Tcha-kauk-o-ko-maugh, Great Chief, a Boy, 1831. Creator: George Catlin

Tcha-kauk-o-ko-maugh, Great Chief, a Boy, 1831. Creator: George Catlin
Tcha-kauk-o-ko-maugh, Great Chief, a Boy, 1831

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Woman and Child, Showing How the Heads of Children are Flattened, (1837-1839

Woman and Child, Showing How the Heads of Children are Flattened, (1837-1839?)

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: A'h-sha-la-coots-ah, Mole in the Forehead, Chief of the Republican Pawnee, 1832

A'h-sha-la-coots-ah, Mole in the Forehead, Chief of the Republican Pawnee, 1832. Creator: George Catlin
A'h-sha-la-coots-ah, Mole in the Forehead, Chief of the Republican Pawnee, 1832

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Discovery Dance - Saukie, 1861. Creator: George Catlin

Discovery Dance - Saukie, 1861. Creator: George Catlin
Discovery Dance - Saukie, 1861. Without music, spies are seen, dancing out signalling, the pretended approach of enemies or buffaloes

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Pipe Dance - Assinneboine, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Pipe Dance - Assinneboine, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Pipe Dance - Assinneboine, 1861/1869

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Eagle Dance - Choctaw, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Eagle Dance - Choctaw, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Eagle Dance - Choctaw, 1861/1869. Annual ceremony in honor of the war eagle

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Kiowa Indians Gathering Wild Grapes, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Kiowa Indians Gathering Wild Grapes, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Kiowa Indians Gathering Wild Grapes, 1861/1869. Western Texas

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Snow Shoe Dance - Ojibbeway, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Snow Shoe Dance - Ojibbeway, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Snow Shoe Dance - Ojibbeway, 1861/1869. Hunters, with songs of thanks to the Great Spirit, when the first snow of winter falls, to improve their hunting

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Bear Dance - K nisteneux, 1861. Creator: George Catlin

Bear Dance - K nisteneux, 1861. Creator: George Catlin
Bear Dance - K nisteneux, 1861. For the safety and success of hunters who pursue the Grizzly Bear

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: An Indian Council - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

An Indian Council - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
An Indian Council - Sioux, 1861/1869. While an Indian speaks in council, the rest, seated with their heads lowered, do not rise or speak

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: View of Chicago in 1837, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

View of Chicago in 1837, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
View of Chicago in 1837, 1861/1869. Winnebago Indians dancing

Background imageTribal Culture Collection: Halseys Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Halseys Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Halseys Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861/1869




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