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"The Boy In The Cedar"

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American boy, a Ute Indian, seated in a small tree. There is a piece of pottery hanging from a branch of the tree, and a tepee is i...
Photograph

Indian Mother and Child

Date: 1897
Description: Honani's daughter and her child, educated at Keam's Canyon School. There is sweet corn drying on the front of the house.
Painting

Woman Decorating Pottery

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Description: Painting made at Sante Fe of woman decorating pottery.
Painting

Pottery and Pan Pipe

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of a piece of pottery and a pan pipe created by late woodland mound builders of Wisconsin.
Painting

Oneota Pottery

Date: 1997
Description: Oneota pottery and shell spoon with assorted vegetables, including corn, beans, and a gourd.
Postcard

Santa Clara

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Description: Santa Clara--near the town of Espanola--home of several makers of the famous Santa Clara Pottery, is one of a group of Rio Grande pueblos.
Photograph

"The Boy In The Cedar" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American boy, a Ute Indian, seated in a small tree. There is a piece of pottery hanging from a branch of the tree and a tepee is in...
Print

Greetings

Date: 1914
Description: Holiday card of a Native American woman holding a patterned bowl of holly and berries. A blanket is draped over her shoulders, and a red and green headband...
Document

N.E. Carter Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of N.E. Carter of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, a dealer in Indian relics and other curios from around the world, with images of individual artifacts, suc...
Postcard

Mysterious Aztalan

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Description: Photographic postcard view of three views from Aztalan State Park; Indian Mound at sunset, pottery, and a fence.
Photograph

Decorative Pottery Patterns

Date: 1945
Description: Drawings of pottery bowls with decorations characteristic of the Oneota Aspect. Figures 1-8: Orr patterns; 9-18: Grand River patterns; 19-28: Lake Winnebag...
Photograph

Pottery Vessels

Date: 1930
Description: Two pottery vessels are displayed on a cloth covered stand. The pots are in the Woodland Indian style, with vertical striation decoration.
Postcard

Wigwam Diorama — State Historical Society

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Description: Text on back reads: "Interior of a Wisconsin Indian wigwam about 1600 A.D. Diorama at the Museum, State Historical Society of Wisconsin."
Photograph

Indian Exhibit

Date: 1958
Description: A recreation of an Indian hut with a mannequin exhibited in the galleries at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

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