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Portrait (Front) of Oscar Mark or Little Vessel in Native Dress with Headdress and Holding Pipe-tomahawk
Portrait (Front) of Oscar Mark or Little Vessel in Native Dress with Headdress and Holding Pipe-tomahawk
Object Number 2004.29.3719
Display Title Portrait (Front) of Oscar Mark or Little Vessel in Native Dress with Headdress and Holding Pipe-tomahawk
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Wasco Indians (Chinookan) / Oscar or The Little Vessel / Department of the Interior. U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories. / F.V. Hayden, U.S. Geologist, in charge. / From M.C.G. / Dec. 24, 1904."
Department Photographic
Date 1877
Artist Charles M. Bell
Culture
  • Wasco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon / Wasco County
Materials Carte-de-visit adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 16.51 × 8.255 cm (6 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)

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