page_title: Pamunkey Indian Reservation
hierarchical_section_title: Pamunkey Indian Reservation
caption_attribution_description: 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.
context_page_description: The Pamunkey Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation located in King William, Virginia, United States. This reservation lies along the Pamunkey River in King William County, Virginia on the Middle Peninsula. It contains approximately 1,200 acres of land, 500 acres of which is wetlands with numerous creeks. Thirty-four families reside on this reservation and many Tribal members live in nearby Richmond, Newport News, and other parts of Virginia.
context_section_description: The Pamunkey Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation located in King William, Virginia, United States. This reservation lies along the Pamunkey River in King William County, Virginia on the Middle Peninsula. It contains approximately 1,200 acres (4.8 km²) of land, 500 acres (2 km²) of which is wetlands with numerous creeks. Thirty-four families reside on this reservation and many Tribal members live in nearby Richmond, Newport News, and other parts of Virginia.
caption: Theodora Octavia Dennis Cook, Pamunkey Powhatan, ca. 1864-ca. 1935. Mrs. Cook is wearing a traditional turkey feather neck ornament, now in the collections of NMAI.[3]
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