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Object Number
41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.10
Display Title
Makwa (bear)
Descriptions
Object Description
Gaagaashaadibe Joe Broad drew this makwa (bear) doodem when he was in Washington DC in February 1908. He was a member of the Mille Lacs and White Earth Anishinaabeg. Collected by Frances Densmore. Part of David I Bushnell, Jr. collection. Written on verso: "Gah-gah-siu-di-bay(?) Joe Broad. (Small head) grandson of Me-sing-un(?). Bear Totem. Mille Lac. Mississippi band Ojibways now at White Earth. Washington, Feb. 1908."
Department
Archival, Paper
Date
February 1908
Artist
Gaagaashaadibe Joe Broad
Culture
- Anishinaabe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Graphite on Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 × 13.335 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Frances Densmore
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.3 | Name (sturgeon) |
United States
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| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.11 | Drawing of Anishinaabe doodem |
United States
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| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.5 | Bineshii (bird) |
United States
| ||
| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.6 | Wolf |
United States
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| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.1 | Drawings of the Anishinaabe doodem (clan) system, title card |
United States
| ||
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for Drawings of the Anishinaabe doodem (clan) system
| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3 | Drawings of the Anishinaabe doodem (clan) system |
United States
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| 2004.24.36055 | Bushnell Photograph |
Photographic
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Minnesota
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| 2004.29.6028 | Photograph of woven bag. Collected at Mille Lac, Minn. May 1900. |
Mille Lacs County
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| 2004.29.6029 | Photograph of woven bag. Collected at Mille Lac, Minn. May 1900. |
Mille Lacs County
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| 41-72-10/99968.586 | Mah-we-tah-says | |||
| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.4 | Aajijak (ojijak, crane) |
United States
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| 41-72-10/100243.1.26.3.7 | Migizi (eagle) |
United States
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