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Object Number
2004.29.758
Display Title
Series of objects from collection of Wm. McAdams Jr.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Illinois. / From coll. of Wm. McAdams, Jr. "Some of the figures shown are casts but I have the originals in my coll. The large central figureis from a mound near me and (I think) the finest piece of aboriginal work in stove we have ever seen. We think it an idol."
Keywords
- Effigy
- Archaeological
Subject
- Effigy
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Culture
- Prairie
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Illinois
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 5.72 x 9.53 cm (2 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
William McAdams
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![[No folder title]: Women from a visiting group and a girl (Bo's daughter) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/748925/postagestamp)
![[No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/741921/postagestamp)
![[No folder title]: !Naishi, "Old Gau" (father of //Kushay and !Ungka), and "≠Gao Helmet" sitting in back row; and !Naishi, and /Gasa (wife of /Qui) sitting in front row (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/741922/postagestamp)
