Tobacco Society Rattles (3)
Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo
Description:
Rawhide Rattle used in Tobacco Society ceremony, containing tobacco seed. Video of Crow elder Tilton Old Bull speaking about the tobacco affiliation of the rattles in the English language, NMAI, 2005. Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo is also present in the video.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Date of Creation:
Physical Details:
Media/Materials: Rawhide
Techniques: Stitched
Dimensions: Unspecified
Catalog Number:
NMAI #029923; #122550, #115066
External Links:
Provenance:
National Museum of American Indian record for #029923: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, a New York dealer); purchased by George Heye from Frank M. Covert circa 1911. The NMAI label attached to the item states: Rawhide Rattle Crow 029923; NMAI record for #122550: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1923. NMAI record for #155066: Buffalo hide/skin Collected between 1918 and 1922 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955); purchased by MAI from William Wildschut in 1922.
Citation:
Tobacco Society Rattles. National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Cat. #029923; #115066; #122550). Video of Tilton Old Bull with Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo filmed by Susie Kelly at NMAI, 2005. Crow Indian Virtual Archive and Museum
Creators:
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly, Tilton Old Bull Senior
Keywords:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Frank M. (1858-1929)
Old Bull
Stitched
Wildschut
Binnaaché
Heye
Tilton (Apsáalooke)
Tobacco Society
Willem (1883-1955)
Buffalo hide
George (1874-1957)
Rattle
Tobacco seeds
material-culture
Covert
Hide
Sewn
Video