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Object Number
2004.29.5794
Display Title
Group of Brules and Ogallala natives, including the grand children of Nelson, "No Neck," the Indian baby found on the Wounded Knee battlefield, and Mr. Geo. Crager (interpreter)
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Dakota Indians (Siouan)"; printed on photograph: "No. 3736. "Paint and Feathers." 53 Sioux Indians in war paint and feathers. Brules and Ogallalas, the most noted being the grand children of Nelson, who guided Brigham Young to Utah, "No Neck," a famous warrior and the Indian baby who was found on the Wounded-Knee-Battle-Field, and also Mr. Geo. Crager, the noted interpreter. Photo and copyright, 1892, by Grabill Chicago Portrait & View Co., Chicago."
Keywords
- People and Family
- Proper Name
- Social and Political Figure
- Ethnographic
Subject
- People
- War paint
- feathers
- Warrior
Department
Photographic
Date
1892
Artist
Grabill Studio
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
High plains, Dakota
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 19.05 x 22.23 cm (7 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)
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