Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883

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Article illustrates the journeys of Herman Ten Kate, Jr., a Dutch ethnologist who traveled among the tribes of Southwest Oklahoma collecting artifacts and studying the lifestyles of various people groups. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. provides details about the scholar's life through a timeline of his experiences.

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20 p. : ill.

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Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr. Spring 1995.

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  • Main Title: Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883
  • Serial Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma

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Article illustrates the journeys of Herman Ten Kate, Jr., a Dutch ethnologist who traveled among the tribes of Southwest Oklahoma collecting artifacts and studying the lifestyles of various people groups. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. provides details about the scholar's life through a timeline of his experiences.

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20 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Among the ethnologists who studied the Indians of the American Southwest in the 1880s was an educated and adventurous young Dutchman, Herman Ten Kate, Jr., who visited Indian Territory in 1883 collecting artifacts and recording his impressions of rapidly changing cultures. Augustus Veenendaal, JR., distills from Ten Kate's journals his personal commentary on crosscountry travel, tribal interaction, personalities both historical and obscure, and the forces destined to affect the region.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 73(1), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1995, pp. 32-51

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue: 1
  • Page Start: 32
  • Page End: 51

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Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr. Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883, article, Spring 1995; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031750/: accessed April 21, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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