Navajoes

Date created
1875-1878
Culture/People
Kiowa
Artist/Maker
Zotom (Biter/Zo-tom/Paul Caryl Zotom), Kiowa, 1853-1913; annotated by Colonel Richard Henry Pratt, Non-Indian, 1840-1924
Commissioner
Colonel Richard Henry Pratt, Non-Indian, 1840-1924
Previous owner
Colonel Richard Henry Pratt, Non-Indian, 1840-1924
General William Tecumseh Sherman, Non-Indian, 1820-1891
Possible owner
P. Tecumseh Sherman (Philemon Tecumseh Sherman), Non-Indian, 1867-1941
Previous owner
Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959
Donor
Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959
Collection History
Commissioned and annotated by Colonel Richard Henry Pratt (1840-1924, US Army), who conducted educational experiments with Native prisoners at Fort Marion before going on to found the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; sent to General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) by Pratt to solicit support for Indian education efforts; inherited by Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941) or other family members; subsequently inherited by General Sherman's granddaughter, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959); donated to MAI by Eleanor Sherman Fitch in 1943.
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Place
Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos); Saint Augustine; Saint Johns County; Florida; USA
See related items
Kiowa
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
20/6234
Barcode
206234.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Navajoes
Object Name
Ledger drawing
Media/Materials
Paper, graphite, colored pencil, ink
Techniques
Drawn
Dimensions
26.3 x 19.9 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bfa1a015-e494-4106-803d-a10e44b3918c
Record ID
NMAI_220316