The Simms collection of Southwestern Chippewa material culture

Description:

The collections of Field Museum of Natural History contain 114 ethnographic objects collected in 1903 by Stephen C. Simms from the Southwestern Chippewa on the Leech Lake reservation in north-central Minnesota. These objects are described and illustrated. Information from previous studies of the Southwestern Chippewa, particularly those dealing with material culture, is included for comparative purposes.

subjects: Catalogs,  Ethnological collections,  Field Museum of Natural History,  Indians of North America,  Material culture,  Ojibwa Indians

People: Stephen C. Simms (1863-1937)

Places: Minnesota