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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution theodora octavia dennis cook theodoraoctaviadenniscook pamunkey national museum of the american indian nationalmuseumoftheamericanindian blackandwhite monochrome black and white Photographer: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck), Non-Indian, 1881-1951 Subject: Theodora Octavia Dennis Cook (Theodora Octavia Dennis/Wife of Chief George Major Cook), Pamunkey, ca. 1864-ca. 1935 Donor: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck), Non-Indian, 1881-1951 Date Created: 1919 Catalog Number: N12731 Format: Acetate negative Dimensions: 5 x 7 in. Collection History: Frank G. Speck documented Native life through fieldwork, collecting, and photography; this photograph probably accompanied objects acquired by MAI in the 1920s Description: Outdoor seated portrait of the woman Theodora Octavia Dennis Cook, wife of Chief George Major Cook, wearing a woven feather neck ornament of wild turkey feathers, wild goose, and shelldrake or shellduck, made by Margaret Adams (who may be pictured in N12588) circa 1910-1920, NMAI catalog number 105721.000. She wears a long dark dress, and white blouse, with a beaded headband hanging from her arm. Place: Pamunkey Reservation; King William County; Virginia; USA Culture/People: Pamunkey Powhatan Persistent URL:http://www.americanindian.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=294457 Repository:National Museum of the American Indian View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Photographer: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck), Non-Indian, 1881-1951 Subject: Theodora Octavia Dennis Cook (Theodora Octavia Dennis/Wife of Chief George Major Cook), Pamunkey, ca. 1864-ca. 1935 Donor: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck), Non-Indian, 1881-1951 Date Created: 1919 Catalog Number: N12731 Format: Acetate negative Dimensions: 5 x 7 in. Collection History: Frank G. Speck documented Native life through fieldwork, collecting, and photography; this photograph probably accompanied objects acquired by MAI in the 1920s Description: Outdoor seated portrait of the woman Theodora Octavia Dennis Cook, wife of Chief George Major Cook, wearing a woven feather neck ornament of wild turkey feathers, wild goose, and shelldrake or shellduck, made by Margaret Adams (who may be pictured in N12588) circa 1910-1920, NMAI catalog number 105721.000. She wears a long dark dress, and white blouse, with a beaded headband hanging from her arm. Place: Pamunkey Reservation; King William County; Virginia; USA Culture/People: Pamunkey Powhatan Persistent URL:http://www.americanindian.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=294457 Repository:National Museum of the American Indian View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
