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James Mooney (l. 1861-1921), American ethnographer who helped preserve the literature, language, and culture of the Cherokee nation. Plate 1 in The Swimmer Manuscript by James Mooney and Frans M. Olbrechts, Smithsonian Institution. Bureau...

Buffalo Hunt, Chase No. 5. by George Catlin. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

A painting from manuscript of the "Rawdat al-safa" (Persian for "Gardens of Purity") made in Iran c. 1571 - 1572 CE. The painting depicts Ali (r. 656 - 661 CE) and Aisha (c. 613 - 678 CE), who led the opposing factions at the Battle of the...

Oglala Lakota Sioux nation citizens Black Elk & Elk in costume as grass dancers while performing with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in London, England, 1887. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Portrait of Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), Virginian statesman during the American Revolution and Founding Father of the United States. Oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1795-1805. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution...

Dakota Scaffold Burial, illustration from page 159 of A Further Contribution to the Study of Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians by Dr. H. C. Yarrow, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethnology, 1881.

Map reconstituting the geographic culture areas of the early Native American tribes and the different Amerindian languages ​​that were spoken in the USA. By William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institute, 1967.

War Dance, Sioux, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1845-48. Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Reconstruction of the head of an adult male Homo heidelbergensis. It is on display in the Hall of Human Origins in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

Self-torture in a Sioux Religious Ceremony, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1835-1837. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.