Ink on paper (facsimile)
Courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian
Mark Raymond Harrington took these two pages of notes when purchasing cultural objects from our community in 1910. If you look at entry 1926 D on the first page, you will see that Ciinkweensa ‘William Peconga’ sold “1 pair of ribbonwork moccasin tops” as a part of a lot of four objects for $12.00. If you look at entries 1934 B & C, you’ll see that Susan Pimyotamah Pope sold “women’s robe, broach and ribbonwork” and “women’s skirt robe [wrap skirt], ribbon work and broaches” as a part of a lot of eleven objects for $244. Harrington purchased these objects on behalf of the collector George Gustav Heye, whose substantial collection now forms the core of the National Museum of the American Indian.