Photographs of Teton Sioux Indian delegation consisting of Oncapapa, Chawana, Cut-head, and Tachana : under charge of Maj. A. J. Simmons, U.S. Agent
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Description
- Title
- Photographs of Teton Sioux Indian delegation consisting of Oncapapa, Chawana, Cut-head, and Tachana : under charge of Maj. A. J. Simmons, U.S. Agent
- Creator
- Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
- Contributor
- Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England)
- Published / Created
- 1872.
- Publication Place
- Washington
- Publisher
- Gibson Brothers, Printers
- Abstract
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Studio portrait photographs of Teton Indian delegates to the United States created by the photographic studio of Alexander Gardner in Washington, D.C., for the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England, 1872. The primarily male delegates represent the discrete bands of the Chawana, Cut Head, Oncapapa, and Tachana. The delegates visited Washington, D.C., under the charge of Major Andrew J. Simmons
Images of members of the Chawana consist of Good Hawk (Ha-V-Ka-Washta), Red Thunder (Wan-Ken-Low-Tah), Walking Crane (Pa-Ha-Sa-Mana), and Yellow Eagle (Wama-A-Ke).
Images of members of the Cut Head band consist of Afraid of the Bear (Ma-To-Ko-Kepa), Bears Nose (Ma-To-Pa-Ge), Man Packs the Eagle (Whoe-A-Ke) and his wife, Medicine Bear (Ma-To-Ican), Red Lodge, and Skin of the Heart (Shanta-Ya).
Images of members of the Oncapapa band consist of Black Horn (Hey-Sa-Pah), Bloody Mouth (E-Wa-Hu), Bull Rushes (P'sa), and Lost Medicine (Wancan-Ya-Kea).
Images of members of the Tachana band consist of Black Eye (Ish-Tah-Sa-Pah), Long Fox (To-Can-Has-Ka), and Many Horns (Hatona).
- Description
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Title from accompanying title and contents leaves.
Presentation case imprinted "Teton Sioux."
Photographs are mounted on boards with typescript captions and possess image numbers 62-79. - Provenance
- Gift of Othniel Charles Marsh, 1899.
- Extent
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36 photographic prints : 13.5 x 9.8 cm. on mounts 30.5 x 25.3 cm.
2 leaves ; 30.5 x 25.3 cm. - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA Photos 395
- Related Resource Online
- View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Pictorial works
Photographic prints
Studio portraits - Material
- albumen prints, b & w ;
- Subject (Name)
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Afraid of the Bear
Bears Nose
Black Eye
Black Horn
Bloody Mouth
Bull Rushes
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882.
Good Hawk
Long Fox
Lost Medicine
Many Horns
Medicine Bear
Red Lodge
Red Thunder
Skin of the Heart
Walking Crane
Whoe-A-Ke
Yellow Eagle
Simmons, A. J.
Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Indians of North America
Government relations
Teton Indians - Subjects
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Afraid of the Bear > Portraits
Bears Nose > Portraits
Black Eye > Portraits
Black Horn > Portraits
Bloody Mouth > Portraits
Bull Rushes > Portraits
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Good Hawk > Portraits
Long Fox > Portraits
Lost Medicine > Portraits
Many Horns > Portraits
Medicine Bear > Portraits
Red Lodge > Portraits
Red Thunder > Portraits
Skin of the Heart > Portraits
Walking Crane > Portraits
Whoe-A-Ke > Portraits
Yellow Eagle > Portraits
Simmons, A. J.
Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England)
Indians of North America > Government relations
Indians of North America > Pictorial works
Indians of North America > Portraits
Teton Indians > Portraits
Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Alexander Gardner, Photographs of Teton Sioux Indian Delegation Consisting of Oncapapa, Chawana, Cut-head, and Tachana. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 1511342
- Object ID (OID)
- 2019832
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