Bear of a Peace Pipe, 1915

A Bear and Indian smoke a peace pipe by Charles Russell in 1915    

Honorary Hopi, 1931

Honorary Hopi:  Albert Einstein with his wife after his induction as an honorary member of the Hopi Indian tribe.  Einstein holds a ceremonial pipe while intricate beaded pipe bags hang from the Hopi men’s waist.   Ceremony took place in the Read More …

Old Woman Hicks Tube Pipe, 1920’s

‘Old Woman Hicks Smoking Her Pipe’ – She is wearing calico dress with blanket around her lower half, her beaded pipebag is in front of her, leather satchel by her side. Pipe looks to be wrapped with leather or cord. Read More …

The American Dope Party, 1906

‘The American dope party’ “A lesson in practical patriotism taught by the Boston tea party.” Illustration shows many men dressed as Native Americans on board a ship labeled “The Good Ship Dope”, throwing cartons and boxes of adulterated and unhealthy Read More …

Visions of America, 3780 BC

“The root is of nearly medium size, sending forth no branches or leaves above the ground, but with a certain woolliness adhering to it on account of which it could not aptly be figured by me. Both men and women Read More …

Rattle and Smoke Dance, 1564

Rattle and Smoke Dance In 1564 the French sent a party in a attempt to colonize Florida.  Under the direction of explorers  Jean Ribault and René Laudonnière, a group ventured deep into northern Florida. Jacques le Moyne de Morgues was Read More …

Offering Pipe To Earth, 1910

“A Cheyenne woman offering pipe to earth during a sun dance ceremony”, by Edward S. Curtis.  1910  

America’s Native Hemp Gatherers, 1400

“This day [September 4, 1609] the people of the country came aboord of us, seeming very glad of our comming, and brought greene tobacco, and gave us of it for knives and beads. They goe in deere skins loose, well Read More …