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Handwritten notice from Return J. Meigs, War Department in Tennessee, to John Browder

Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist, Volume XXXII, Whole Number 1630, Number 18, Boston, Massachusetts

Letter from H. Price, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to Chief D.W. Bushyhead requesting location of specific places in the Cherokee Nation

1958 | oil on canvas, possibly acrylic

Indian Legends from North Dakota

late 19th century - early 20th century | hide, glass

Beaded leather moccasins with hard soles

19th century - 20th century | wood

Carved wooden moccasin turner

late 19th century - early 20th century | hide, glass

Soft soled leather moccasins with deep red and green beadwork and extended cuff

19th century - 20th century | sinew

Buffalo sinew strip tied in two knots

circa 1880 | hide, glass

Beaded child's high top moccasins with red and white beadwork

late 19th - early 20th century | Semi-tanned skin, copper alloy, cotton fabric and thead, yellow dye

Boy's leather leggings with metal tacks and fringe

1960 | wool, glass, rayon, hide, metal

Man's wool dance leggings, dance trailer, and apron in two pieces with satin lining and beaded leather moccasins

1960 | wool, rayon, glass

Wool dance trailer with beaded designs and satin edging

1960 | wool, rayon, glass

Front and back beaded wool breechcloth aprons

1960 | hide, metal

Metal dance bells on leather straps

late 19th - early 20th century | Semi-tanned skin, yellow dye, red pigment, glass beads, wool.

Boy's leather shirt with fringe

April 9, 1804 | ink on paper

Handwritten copy of document of National Council of the Cherokees

May 5, 1811 | ink on paper

A statement signed by six persons of the Indian Council

May 28 1904 | ink on paper

Power of Attorney for Father or Mother for Child's Property for Lucy Silk

June 5, 1913 | ink on paper

Photostat of list of property transferred from Cherokee Capital in Tahlequah to Carnegie Library in Tahlequah

mid-20th century | ink on paper

Blank application forms for membership in Kee-Too-Wah Society