I mean OTHER THAN the one by Lino Sanchez y Tapia [from Luis Berlandier's collection] which was purportedly done from real-life models [though I find this doubtful]. I am also very interested in finding any descriptions and/or depictions of Coushatta canoes and abodes in Texas, or anywhere else.
I am aware of the 1829 description of Coshatta canoers on the Sabine River by Theodore Pavie published by Betje Klier; and the description of the hides- & bear-fat-laden Coshatta trading canoe [and 17 Coushattas] at the Atascosito Road crossing of the San Jacinto River written by Sgt. Jose del Toro in 1816.
Any pointers, whatever, will be most gratefully appreciated.
Regards,
Bob Skiles
Bob,
Did you check to see if the ethnic group is described in the Handbook of North American Indians (perhaps vol. 9 or 10) from the US Bureau of Ethnology (available for review on line - even the contents) ?
Dear Blake,
Oh, yes, of course, I've had copies of these Handbook of North American Indians descriptions of the Coushatta [Koasati] for eons *hee*hee.* Over the four decades I've been researching these people, I've managed to amass quite a vast amount of other TEXTUAL ethnographic material (55-60 books, 90-100 articles, copies of a dozen unpublished mss and theses, thousands of pages of images of archival records, dozens of photostats of rare maps, land claims, and plats showing locations of their villages; copies of vintage 20th-century photographs of the people themselves, their dwellings, their outbuildings, their costumes, and their artifacts, etc. etc.), however it is specifically GRAPHICAL depictions of them and their canoes and habitations (including, of course, photographs) ... in Texas ... BEFORE about 1900 ... that is woefully missing, and that I am MOST interested in locating, if such may (I pray) exist (yet undiscovered & unpublished ?) somewhere in the world (one can always hope ?).
I thank you for your attention to my question, and having the kindness of responding.
Best regards,
Bob
You need to check with the Witte Museum and there archives. I do believe they have that information.You are aware though that the Coushatta were placed here during the push to remove all first nations people from the eastern states. They did not get federal recognition until they were placed into investigation through the Texas Indian Commission. The Coushatta and Kickapoo are not original Inhabitant First Nations of Texas the only one is the Tiqua. If you can't find what you are looking for speak to Jonathan Hook.
Although this was an unfortunate answer, the Witte, the Institute of Texan Cultures and the Texas State Archives might be able to help. For the basics, try https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bzi04
The Institute of Texan Cultures archives were moved to UTSA CARL. Those archive files left at ITC were only the clipping files. The Witte Climate Controlled archives has original sketch drawings and prints from that time period. Texas Historical Commission pulled all Archaeology and Anthropology to the state archives from UTSA, TSU due to NAGPRA.
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