Káma-Kapúska! Making Marks in Indian Country, 1833–34Main MenuScholarly ArticleWied-Neuwied’s Journal PagesA Sample ExhibitionNumak'aki Persons and ThemesProject NarrativeSourcesKristine K. Ronan866e3f0d78e6d37c93d7b8ddc8a882dd7a5e8029
Mató-Tópe got up early; however, he left his buffalo hides in the room for us [to deal with]. . . .
Later I gave Mató-Tópe a necklace of bear claws to take along, which he will finish for me. I bought an otter skin and blue glass pearls in the store for added decoration. Furthermore, I gave him colors and a piece of paper [so that he could] paint for me one of the skirmishes he [had] participated in. Mr. Bodmer also gave him several colors.
12019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00Otter skin container, n.d.2Otter skin container, n.d. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Object in the public domain; image courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.ronan/NMNH_Otter_Skin.jpgplain2019-10-20T13:30:55+00:00
12019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00French glass trade beads excavated from eastern Pennsylvania site, 1620–50.2French glass trade beads excavated from eastern Pennsylvania site, 1620–50. Irregular spherical glass with opaque light blue hue. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. Objects in the public domain; image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society.ronan/MHS_71.87.1.jpgplain2019-10-20T13:31:53+00:00
12019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00Lump of vermillion excavated at Horse Portage, Basswood River, Minnesota, ca. 1650–1837.2Lump of vermillion excavated at Horse Portage, Basswood River, Minnesota, ca. 1650–1837. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. Object in the public domain; image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society.ronan/MHS_63.65.13.jpgplain2019-10-20T13:33:06+00:00
12019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00Karl Bodmer, Sketchbook, 1836–1844.2Karl Bodmer, Sketchbook, 1836–1844. Graphite, watercolor, pen, brown and black inks, and wash on paper. The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community, BMA 1996.48.7243. Object in the public domain; photo: Mitro Hood; image courtesy of the Baltimore Museum of Art.ronan/BMA_Cover.jpgplain2019-10-20T13:34:05+00:00
12019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00Paint set made by Reeves & Inwood, early nineteenth century.2Paint set made by Reeves & Inwood, early nineteenth century. Mahogany with wood inlay, brass, paint, and ivory. Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. Object in the public domain; photo: Petegorsky/Gipe; image courtesy of Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.ronan/SKINNER_Box.jpgplain2019-10-20T13:35:24+00:00
12019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00Mató-Tópe, Bear Claw Necklace, 1833.1Fig. 10, Mató-Tópe, Bear claw necklace, 1833. Hide, blue glass beads, red pigment, and bear claws. Linden-Museum, Stuttgart. Object in the public domain; photo: A. Dreyer; image courtesy of Linden-Museum Stuttgart.ronan/LINDEN_36110.dziplain2019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00
