Káma-Kapúska! Making Marks in Indian Country, 1833–34Main MenuScholarly ArticleWied-Neuwied’s Journal PagesA Sample ExhibitionNumak'aki Persons and ThemesProject NarrativeSourcesKristine K. Ronan866e3f0d78e6d37c93d7b8ddc8a882dd7a5e8029
Lump of vermillion excavated at Horse Portage, Basswood River, Minnesota, ca. 1650–1837.
12019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00NCAW admincd3b587942c3e2c7cb2b102ada8433ef3c32db5b42Lump of vermillion excavated at Horse Portage, Basswood River, Minnesota, ca. 1650–1837. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. Object in the public domain; image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society.plain2019-10-20T13:33:06+00:00NCAW admincd3b587942c3e2c7cb2b102ada8433ef3c32db5b
1ronan/MHS_71.87.1.jpg2019-10-19T10:36:05+00:0024 November 18331journal pageplain2019-10-19T10:36:05+00:00November 24 1833
Mató-Tópe got up early; however, he left his buffalo hides in the room for us [to deal with]. . . .
Later I gave Mató-Tópe a necklace of bear claws to take along, which he will finish for me. I bought an otter skin and blue glass pearls in the store for added decoration. Furthermore, I gave him colors and a piece of paper [so that he could] paint for me one of the skirmishes he [had] participated in. Mr. Bodmer also gave him several colors.
