Osage materials, Samuel George Morton Papers

Culture:
Shawnee
Osage includes: 𐓁𐒻 π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’Όπ’°Ν˜
Ojibwe includes: Ojibwa, Chippewa, Ojibway
Language: English
Date: September 11, 1832
Contributor: Pitcher, Zina, 1797-1872
Subject: Grave robbing | Human remains | Phrenology | Skulls | Anthropometry
Type: Text
Genre: Correspondence
Extent: 3 pages
Description: Letter discussing grave robbing of Indigenous ancestors' remains. Pitcher comments on an Osage skull he has sent Morton and on the technique of flattening the head. Of a Shawnee skull from Ohio, of the French orthography for Osage (Oussage, for the Indian Wassage), of cradle boards, and other topics.
Collection: Samuel George Morton Papers Mss.B.M843