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Studio portrait of Black Hawk, Kiowa Chief
Studio portrait of Black Hawk, Kiowa Chief
Object Number 2004.29.5801
Display Title Studio portrait of Black Hawk, Kiowa Chief
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Kiowa Indians (Siouan) Black Hawk - Kiowa Chief 1870."
Keywords
  • Proper Name
  • Ethnographic
  • Social and Political Figure
Subject
  • Chief
  • Portrait
Department Photographic
Date 1870
Culture
  • Kiowa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Highlands
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 15.88 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

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